Month: August 2026

U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions

Time to Hire: Using More Reliable Data Could Help GAO Monitor The Length of Its Hiring Process

Published 3 min read

What the OIG Found GAO aims to provide Congress, the heads of executive agencies, and the public with timely, fact-based, non-partisan information that can be used to improve government and save taxpayers billions of dollars. To execute its mission, GAO relies on a highly-qualified workforce that includes employees in mission-critical occupations (MCO) such as contracting,…

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Federal Trade Commission

Bill Payment Firm Doxo to Pay $2.1 Million to Settle FTC Allegations It Deceived Consumers and Charged Them Add-On Fees

Published 4 min read

Online bill payment firm Doxo will pay $2.1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company and two of its co-founders used misleading search ads to impersonate consumers’ billers and misled consumers about millions of dollars in fees they tacked on to consumers’ bills.View Press Release

Science & Space — NASA — Centers & Facilities

NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility

Published 5 min read

As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface.  To help advance that capability, the Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge invited public innovators to design and build next-generation lunar rover wheels.  Five teams from 128 submissions and 49 countries advanced to the final phase of the…