Government Accountability Office
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The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 required the Agriculture Department to set different standards for school lunches. The food may be healthier, but now USDA faces a new problem: many students can't stomach the food.
October 21, 2015 -
The Homeland Security Department said it will reorganize the National Protection and Programs Directorate. The Government Accountability Office said the agency should consider four key areas as they plan the re-organization at NPPD. Chris Currie, director of homeland security and justice issues at GAO, testified at a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing about those four key areas. He told In Depth with Francis Rose the GAO's High Risk list is the backdrop for what DHS should consider.
October 12, 2015 -
Bidding zero dollars might not seem like a winning business strategy, but if you think you want to try it the Government Accountability Office said you can give it a shot. Steve Koprince, managing partner at Koprince Law and host of the SmallGovCon blog, wrote about a contract award at HUD that doesn't seem to make business sense. He shared the story on In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 08, 2015 -
The Government Accountability Office has launched a fee-based training center for other government watchdogs. The Center for Audit Excellence has been in the works since Congress approved the idea in a law passed late last year. The center's director, Janet Saint Laurent, tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp on Federal Drive with Tom Temin by training other public auditors, GAO will help ensure that federal dollars are well spent.
October 06, 2015 -
An effort to cut improper payments from the Obama administration hasn't worked the way the White House wanted. Comptroller General of the United States Gene Dodaro told the Senate Finance Committee improper federal payments increased by almost 20 percent in 2014. Beryl Davis, director of financial management and assurance issues at the Government Accountaibility Office, told In Depth with Francis Rose that GAO has been unable to determine the the full extent of improper payments.
October 05, 2015 -
A section of the Defense Authorization act requiring the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation to consider cost and schedule delays survives a congressional conference despite DoD’s opposition.
October 02, 2015 -
The Government Accountability Office has opened the Center for Audit Excellence to share its expertise with other domestic and international government watchdogs.
October 02, 2015 -
Congress and agencies are still looking for answers as they grapple with a 14 percent increase in the governmentwide improper payment rate in 2014.
October 02, 2015 -
The small businesses that serve the Department of Defense may benefit from a program to share the Pentagon's cybersecurity lessons-learned. DoD's Office of Small Business Programs has some opportunities for companies to learn from the department's experience, but there are more ways the agency could share its work. Joseph Kirschbaum, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares his insight on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 28, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget is using a "cut and reinvest" process to reach its goal of saving money on information technology. But the reinvest portion is still up in the air. David Powner is the director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies follow their spending and track their savings.
September 22, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security is on a roll. The GAO calls their priority goal on data work “outstanding,” the Association of Government Accountants gave the agency two awards for excellence in accountability reporting, and the second audit opinion in a row has come back clean. Chip Fulghum is the Chief Financial Officer at DHS. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose when it comes to success, it's a team effort.
September 22, 2015 -
The Marine Corps pays almost three times as much to move a vehicle for a permanent change of station as the Army does. The Government Accountability Office found the military is spending more on PCS moves even though the forces are actually making fewer reassignments. Retired Navy Adm. John Harvey is former Commander of the Fleet Forces Command and former Chief of Naval Personnel. He's now Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs for the Commonwealth of Virginia. He told In Depth with Francis Rose what's driving the increase in costs.
September 17, 2015 -
A 2010 piece of legislation requires federal agencies to measure progress on priority goals with five distinct categories when they report to Congress and the public. But agencies don't always follow those standards. That's according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at GAO, discussed the report on In Depth with Francis Rose.
September 14, 2015 -
Industry stakeholders told the Government Accountability Office they are concerned about global interoperability with the Next Generation Air Transportation Systems and how modernization efforts around the world have been hampered due to constrained resources.
September 10, 2015 -
The path to implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System hit some turbulence. Seventeen of 25 industry stakeholders told the Government Accountability Office they are concerned about global interoperability, and those efforts could be subject to further delays because modernization efforts around the world have been hampered due to constrained resources. Gerald Dillingham, director of Physical Infrastructure Issues at GAO, shares his concerns with Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 09, 2015