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It's also the sort of case illustrating how data analysis can prove a hunch or turn something up altogether new.
A contracting officer's power is not unlimited. He or she has the act in good faith, as one agency found out in the Court of Federal Claims over the termination of an employee. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo of Petrillo and Powell sheds light on the case on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Comptroller General for the U.S. says the government’s financial reporting is unreliable thanks to Defense Department financial management issues, improper payment reporting and problems compiling agency financial statements.
The Social Security Administration works hard to make sure everyone who's eligible receives their hard earned benefits. But as the population ages and people live longer, it sometimes has trouble knowing for sure if individuals have died. Kimberly Byrd, SSA's deputy assistant inspector general for audits, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about a program of data matching with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service.
As the government prepares for another presidential transition, administration officials say it's important to build on the progress that's been made on agency accountability.
Wendy Harris, program director with the Transportation Department's Inspector General's Office of Surface Safety, talks with Federal News Radio's Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin. She discusses an investigation her office conducted on the Office of Defects Investigation, which is responsible for ensuring cars are manufactured defect free.
Dr. John Hnatio, the director of the Institute for Complexity Management, responds to Federal News Radio's Tom Temin's commentary on how widespread wrongdoing is across the government.
The Government Accountability Office found that the Homeland Security Department still has work to do in finding out whether the new administrative leave policy is having any effect. Andrew Von Ah, GAO's acting director for Homeland Security and Justice Issues, offered his insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The departments of Labor and Energy are still working through their final plans to implement the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants agencies to finish what they started years ago, and focus on protecting the Social Security numbers of federal employees.
Fiscal 2015 was a record-breaking year for the Internal Revenue Service, according to the tax agency’s Data Book. But it was also a year that marked a continued decline in funding for the agency, leading to shrinking numbers in its workforce and in the agency’s enforcement branch.
The board chairman of Washington's Metro subway system says it may be necessary to shut down entire rail lines for months at a time for maintenance work.
Congress' first round of report cards on agencies' progress with the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act is only the beginning. Agencies can expect more reports from the Government Accountability Office this year, plus a few changes to way they're graded and evaluated on FITARA implementation.
A top civil liberties government official and national surveillance watchdog is stepping down from the independent advisory board he's led since 2013.