Government Accountability Office
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The Government Accountability Office released its first annual report required by Congress to examine overlap among federal programs. Auditors found agencies have redundant programs in everything from contracting to food safety to literacy education.
March 01, 2011 -
Last week the International Monetary Fund cautioned the government on spending. So how bad are federal finances? We ask GAO\'s Jeanette Franzel
February 21, 2011 -
The Defense Department\'s deputy chief financial officer said Friday that the department believes it will achieve the 2017 deadline to produce auditable financial statements. DoD is approaching the problem in way that makes clear that clean books are not only the responsibility of its accountants, he said.
February 21, 2011 -
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro discusses government management and projects on the high-risk list.
February 17, 2011 -
GAO\'s biannual list includes 30 programs that are in trouble. House and Senate members promise to focus more of their attention on the initiatives most at risk. Members plan to use the model that worked for DoD and personnel security clearances in other problematic areas.
February 17, 2011 -
The government watchdog agency highlights 30 areas that are at-risk of major problems or failure. Auditors added Interior\'s handling of gas and oil resources, but several on-going challenges saw the scope of oversight shrink because of progress agencies have made.
February 16, 2011 -
House oversight subcommittee will kick off the financial management agenda next week.
February 14, 2011 -
The federal government spends $18 billion a year on training for job seekers. The Government Accountability Office is raising questions about whether those programs are effective. GAO says that a number of these programs have…
February 10, 2011 -
Is there an adequate culture of safety within U.S. transit systems? The terrible Metro crash that killed nine people a couple of years ago raised that question. The Government Accountability Office finished investigating challenges to…
February 03, 2011 -
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asked DoD officials to be audit ready in anticipation of budget cuts. GAO has not been able to form an auditable opinion of them in over a decade.
February 02, 2011 -
Two years ago a group of Senators asked how effective the Department of Homeland Security was in protecting the border between the U.S. and Canada. The report is in, and the Senators are not happy.
February 02, 2011 -
Defense said it would issue new contractor reporting guidance by last August. The GAO says agencies are still waiting.
January 31, 2011 -
GAO\'s Alicia Cackley discusses the effects on feds\' financial profiles and security clearances from taking out high-interest Payday loans.
January 28, 2011 -
A GAO report reviews DoD\'s financial management.
January 28, 2011 -
The system used to check the legality of new employees has the potential to wrongly flag 180,000 people a year as ineligible to work in America, according to the GAO.
January 26, 2011