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An amendment to the Freedom of Information Act appeared to sail through the Senate. The goal is to hold agencies more accountable for disclosing records and create a more uniform system for the public to file FOIA requests. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the bill unanimously. Sean Vitka, federal policy manager at the Sunlight Foundation, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with analysis of what the bill would do.
Despite the billions spent investing in systems, financial processes are such that when you add up all the layers, it takes something akin to archaeology for a citizen to unearth a specific fact about where and how money was spent, says Federal News Radio host Tom Temin.
Walter Shaub Jr. said the STOCK Act could cause unintended consequences for federal employees' privacy and safety. Shaub said he favors revisions aimed at striking a balance between the need to protect personal information and the law's requirement to disclose stock trades.
While the Internet is a key priority for federal agencies to create economic prosperity, various rules set by regulatory agencies are hindering the fast-pace growth on the Web.
The websites for the Fiddlin\' Foresters - the official U.S. Forest folk band - and one for desert tortoises are a couple of websites that could be on the chopping block in the White House efforts to cut wasteful spending.
Jim Dyer, CFO at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, explains how the commission has taken to hear the President\'s priority of performance reporting.
Greg Kutz, the Managing Director of GAO\'s Forensic Audits and Special Investigations team, explained how contractors were evaluated for the report.
Ken Donohue is a principal at the Reznick Group, and former Inspector General at HUD. He talks about who did what to get that number down so low.
Some people think the agencies are \"measured enough\"and some think your agency is overmeasured.
Congressional auditors are recommending some changes to the way treasury manages the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
The IG says the Defense Department didn\'t follow specific rules to make sure the information was correct.
Berniece Steinhardt, GAO\'s Director of Governmentwide Management Issues, explains how agencies can adopt more coordinated approaches to achieve meaningful results.
The Government Accountability Office has released a list of seven major management challenges at Interior. The challenges range from land acquisition to information security.
Janet Saint Laurent, GAO\'s managing director for defense capabilities and management issues, shares details of some of the duplicate programs.