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With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director resigning at the end of June as the federal government winds down the COVID-19 pandemic response, it's the perfect time for the agency to double down on much-needed internal reforms, experts say.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has 122 facilities, houses about 158,259 inmates and employs about 34,400 people. The agency's new director has said she would like to prioritize reforms that would alleviate some of the stresses on the system, including chronic understaffing.
The national intelligence director did not mince words: the government has an over-classification problem. "Over-classification undermines critical democratic objectives, such as increasing transparency to promote an informed citizenry and greater accountability," said Avril Haines, director of national intelligence, during a conference at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library in Austin last week.
Lamborghinis. Pokémon card. Vacations. Those are some of the many things individuals were charged for spending fraudulently obtained coronavirus funds on. There has also been widespread identity theft, which federal watchdogs have been scrutinizing over the last two years, not to mention how federal agencies themselves managed and distributed an unprecedented amount of money for the pandemic and the resulting recession.
The recently departed Democratic leader of the House oversight committee decried on Wednesday the Republicans' plans for oversight and investigations in the new Congress, arguing they will not serve the American people. Former Rep.
In July 2019, Anne Murphy became the first woman to lead the U.S. Marshals Service's Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force, but her path there wasn't easy. "There's hurdles out there to get other law enforcement officers to trust you as a female," Murphy told News 5 Cleveland.
After more than 50 years of government service, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, who became a national figure during the COVID-19 pandemic while also fielding relentless personal attacks, is preparing for his next venture and says he hopes it will include inspiring the next generation to get involved in public service.
The violent pro-Trump protests at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday thrust the Capitol Police into the spotlight. But getting to the bottom of why the relatively large, well-funded force failed to stop rioters from entering and desecrating the Capitol building and why the force reportedly rejected offers for help ahead of time could be difficult, because the agency has historically not been transparent about its operations.
There are fresh calls for the federal government to scrutinize its lease with the Trump Organization for its Washington, D.C. hotel following the claims this week about the unreliability of the business's financial statements. Mazars, the accounting firm former President Trump and his company have used for years, said in a Feb.
