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In today's Federal Newscast: A $28 billion SBA pandemic relief program for restaurants looks to have served up some fraud and sloppy oversight. House Republicans are not too keen on giving the IRS billions of dollars to catch more tax cheats. And the Air Force is seeking candidates for a $5 billion cyber services contract.
In today's Federal Newscast: Nearly $3 million in possible COVID fraud is tied to DHS employees. A government shutdown is off the table, probably. And one of the longest serving agency Chief Information Officers is retiring.
The U.S. Secret Service said Friday that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration
In today's Federal Newscast: More than 50 victims handed over millions of dollars to scammers posing as feds. A new bill would try to make it easier to fire federal employees.
In 2020, ISIS made website to sell face masks. A team from the FBI, IRS and DHS stopped and seized 300 cryptocurrency accounts worth $2 million. They're finalists for Service to America Medals and one team member joined the Federal Drive.
In today's Federal Newscast, new proposal from the Department of Education is aiming to expand student loan relief programs for federal workers.
Deliberately bad advice can help a veteran get pension benefits out of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sometimes the advisers take the money for themselves.
Some 28 million people on Medicare used telehealth in the first year of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
To ride herd on a federal department, you need a plan. In the case of HUD's Office of Inspector General, a five-year strategic plan.
In today's Federal Newscast, President Biden says an executive order is in the works that will help agencies prevent and detect identity theft linked to COVID-19 relief programs.
December being National Identity Theft Prevention and Awareness Month, VBA has programs in place to protect its own assets and to help veterans protect theirs.
In today's Federal Newscast, the TSP is rolling out some new services for participants next summer.
The now-infamous "Fat Leonard" case stretched far and wide into the Navy contracting community and its officer ranks, and it may not be over yet.
As federal pandemic response lumbers along, the lessons learned are piling up.