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Breaking with tradition, the Government Accountability Office added the governmentwide security clearance program to the High-Risk List, one year ahead of the scheduled release of its biennial assessment and status report of federal initiatives.
A yearend tribute to guests of the Federal Drive.
The Commerce Department is planning to use U.S. Postal Service workers to help with its 2018 end-to-end tests.
The Census Project warns underfunding the 2020 Census will mean hundreds of billions of dollars' worth of negative state impacts.
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro urges agencies to consider GAO's management recommendations as they implement their reform plans.
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney issued a memo detailing 59 data reporting and other requirements that either are no longer necessary, modified or paused as the first step to making the government more efficient.
Reducing the improper payment rate and making better IT acquisition decisions are among the Government Accountability Office's top suggestions to find ways to run the government for less. Agencies shoulder much of the work, but Congress also has its role to play.
The Government Accountability Office's report on reducing agency fragmentation, overlap, and duplication shows the federal government could save tens of billions of dollars — if agencies choose to act on the recommendations and Congress offers its help.
GAO Comptroller Gene Dodaro told the Federal Drive with Tom Temin that the agency's seen significant progress in getting troubled federal projects off its High-Risk List.
Federal real property management for another year is included on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List. Auditors say the government's excess properties, reliance on leasing, and facilities security are challenges it must face to get off the list.
Both the Government Accountability Office and the department's inspector general say leadership at the Veterans Affairs Department is committed to removing VA health care from GAO's High-Risk List. But they've seen little concrete action beyond VA's promises of commitment.
The Government Accountability Office added three new areas to its biennial High-Risk list this year. It also removed one government initiative from the list. The 2020 Census is a new concern for GAO, which said the bureau's technology plans, budget and timeline are at risk.
The Defense Department still has work to do on issues that plagued the department for more than two decades, a Government Accountability Office report stated.
The Government Accountability Office issued its 2016 report on federal financial management and once again can’t offer an opinion because of incomplete data from DoD, HUD and NSF.