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By definition, states would be overwhelmed by a major disaster. Is FEMA ready to step in? GAO\'s William Jenkins says they have no idea.
GAO found that one of the more daunting tasks for the IRS is determining who has passed away in the last year. Database provider LexisNexis could help.
Federal News Radio tracks the bills that take aim at federal employees\' pay and benefits.
A program designed to help severely wounded veterans get life-long care isn\'t working the way it should.
The agency plans to follow the model credit card companies use to identify potential problems on the front end instead of trying to chase down the money after the fact. CMS accounts for about 46 percent of all improper payments across the government. Overall, OMB wants to reduce the governmentwide error rate to 4.18 percent by 2013.
Andrew Cockburn has co-authored the Pentagon Labyrinth: Ten Short Essays to Help You Through It. He says DoD is making buying decisions based on what makes money for industry and congressional districts.
Federal Times\' Steve Watkins and Steve Losey discuss the likelihood of bills targeting federal employees will have enough votes to pass.
The Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, in an analysis this month, estimated that the Libyan no-fly zone could cost $100 million to $300 million per week. The Hill\'s Sam Youngman puts those numbers into perspective for us.
WFED\'s Mike Causey analyzes some of the proposed cuts to federal pay and benefits.
One thousand dollars may be waiting for teleworkers someday, if some DC area congressmen have their say.
Shay Assad, director of the office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told industry professionals Thursday that DoD would provide them with a clearer picture of what the Pentagon wants when it issues solicitations to industry. Past acquisition processes, he said, had forced vendors to guess what factors DoD thought were truly important.
The Congress is sending a three-week spending measure to President Obama that would keep government funded through April 8. Some of the $6 billion in proposed cuts include federal program terminations.
Congressman Stephen Lynch\'s bill would require openness of contracts and stricter guidelines when it comes to agreements with Pharmacy Benefit Managers.
Berniece Steinhardt, GAO\'s Director of Governmentwide Management Issues, explains how agencies can adopt more coordinated approaches to achieve meaningful results.