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White House $1.6B COVID fraud plan gives federal watchdogs increased staffing

March 2, 2023 staffing, Fraud, House, gives, White, plan, federal, increased, Covid, $1.6B, watchdogs0 comment

The Biden administration is asking Congress to give federal watchdogs and prosecutors more funding — and more time — to go after billions of dollars in COVID-19 spending lost to fraudsters. The White House is seeking $ 1.6 billion to help federal law enforcement and agency inspectors general handle a growing caseload of pandemic-related fraud claims. The spending request issued Thursday previews some of what the Biden administration will include in its fiscal 2024 budget proposal, which it expects to release next week. It also includes many of the recommendations…

Can a 10-year federal infrastructure plan really sustain itself for 10 years

November 10, 2022 plan, federal, really, Years, itself, infrastructure, 10year, sustain0 comment

Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. The action plan from the Biden administration for the Infrastructure Bill seeks to ensure projects across the nation get done on time and on budget. They’ve already hired 2,500 people to help state, local and tribal governments. But the plan has a 10-year horizon. And that could spell trouble. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin gets analysis from Professor Bob Tobias of American University. Interview transcript: Tom Temin: And Bob, this…

Biden Claims Congress ‘Passed’ His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan. It Didn’t.

October 25, 2022 Forgiveness, Congress, Biden, Claims, plan, passed, student, loan, didn't0 comment

President Joe Biden recently said Congress approved his plan to “forgive” student loan debt. While talking with a group of young people at the White House during an on-camera interview published Sunday by NowThis News, Biden said he had “just signed a law” that would forgive $ 20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients and $ 10,000 for all borrowers earning less than $ 125,000 a year. “It’s passed. I got it passed by a vote or two, and it’s in effect,” Biden said. Actually, Biden used executive action…

Biden’s USPS board nominees plan to oversee reforms envisioned by Congress

March 31, 2022 USPS, envisioned, Congress, plan, Board, Reforms, Nominees, Biden's, oversee0 comment

President Joe Biden’s latest nominees to serve on the Postal Service’s Board of Governors are planning to oversee sweeping reforms at the agency, if confirmed. Dan Tangherlini, the former head of the General Services Administration, and Derek Kan, a former deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, told the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee they would take a closer look at some lawmakers’ top priorities at the agency. Those priorities include electric vehicles and the agency’s next-generation vehicle fleet, a data dashboard meant to track USPS…

CNN: Rick Perry Pitched Meadows On Plan To Steal Election Even Before Results Were In

December 17, 2021 Meadows, Steal, Pitched, Election, were, Before, plan, even, Rick, Results, Perry0 comment

<p>Investigators on the Jan. 6 Committee believe that former Energy Secretary Rick Perry authored a Nov. 4 text to Mark Meadows suggesting that three state legislatures overrule their voters and cast electoral votes for Trump, CNN <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/rick-perry-jan-6-text-mark-meadows-nov-4/index.html”>reports</a>.</p> Talking Points Memo

Pete Buttigieg, Brian Deese to unveil plan to put new truck drivers behind the wheel

December 16, 2021 truck, plan, Behind, unveil, Brian, wheel, driver's, Pete, Buttigieg, Deese0 comment

Key Biden administration officials are expected Thursday to announce a plan to breathe new life into the beleaguered U.S. trucking industry as the White House expands its effort to mend America’s supply chain. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will join Labor Secretary Martin J. Walsh and National Economic Council Director Brian … The Washington Times stories: White House