House Committee Continues to Press EPA About Secret Email Accounts
House committee members are again asking EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy about the use of private alias and email accounts for official use by agency staff.
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Current news impacting federal agencies and the federal employees who work at them.
MSPB Delaying Processing of DoD Furlough Appeals
MSPB is delaying the processing and adjudication of the recent influx of furlough appeals until it can get a better general understanding of them.
IRS Details Millions of Hours and Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Union Activity
A House Committee chairman has released information from the IRS showing how much time agency employees were spending on official time.
Postal Reform Act Passes House Committee
The Postal Reform Act of 2013 has passed the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Legislation Introduced to Reform TSA’s Acquisition Process
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Transportation Security Subcommittee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-SC) have introduced legislation to reform the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) acquisition process.
Draft NASA Reauthorization Prioritizes Support for Long-term Exploration Goals
The Space Subcommittee held a hearing on June 19 to review draft legislation to reauthorize programs at NASA for two years.
Committee Investigates Allegations of IRS Seizure of 60 Million Medical Records
Energy and Commerce Committee leaders today sent a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Acting Administrator Daniel Werfel requesting information about a March 2011 IRS search and seizure of as many as 60 million medical records from a California health care provider.
Senators Call for IG Review of HHS Fundraising Activities
A group of Senators have requested that the Inspector General of the Health and Human Services Department launch an investigation into fundraising activities reportedly carried out by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Committee Expands Investigation into Sebelius Solicitations
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders have expanded their examination into reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius may have solicited funding or assistance from the health care industry to help implement the health care law.
Legislation Introduced to Prevent Overlap and Duplication of Federal Programs
U.S. Sens. Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK) and Mark Udall (D-CO) have introduced legislation to change the Senate rules to ensure lawmakers have necessary information available to identify all similar existing federal programs before creating new initiatives.
