Government Accountability Office
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The agency received more complaints last year than in any of the previous eight years. GAO also came to a final decision on more cases in 2009 than the year before. More agencies and vendors also are turning to alternative dispute resolution to solve their differences, GAO finds.
January 26, 2010 -
President Obama is expected to sign new regulation today cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts. The Government Accountability Office says 1.6 million businesses owe more than $58 billion in unpaid payroll taxes.
January 20, 2010 -
The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not acknowledge significant errors in the figures.
November 20, 2009 -
Telework proves its worth, even in the planning stages of an emergency.
November 12, 2009 -
The clock continues to tick down to the April 1st start of the 2010 Census, and a Senate oversight subcommittee continues to focus on efforts for an accurate count of the nation\'s population next year.
October 08, 2009 -
Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.
September 25, 2009 -
Dave McClure is now head of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. He tells the Daily Debrief about some of his goals, including his plans for Web 2.0.
August 31, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio The General Services Administration has a new member of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. Federal News Radio has been telling you about the fact that Dave McClure…
August 31, 2009 -
Dave McClure is well respected in government circles — he was part of the team that helped write the Clinger-Cohen Act, the law that created the role of the CIO in agencies. He has worked…
August 31, 2009 -
Deidre Lee Executive Vice President Professional Services Council August 31st, 2009
August 31, 2009 -
We all know how difficult it can be to hire people. The America Competes Act gave National Institutes of Technology the authority to hire certain people with specific skills and expertise for specific tasks. But…
August 28, 2009 -
Peer to peer computer file sharing may be coming to an end. Congressman Edolphus Towns plans to introduce a bill banning the use of peer-to-peer software on all government and contractor computers and networks. Possible information leaks about the electronics for the president\'s Marine One make such a ban necessary. Additionally, the GAO is calling for a more secure network to share digitized data. The Oversight and Government Reform Committee will continue hearings on this after Congress returns from its August recess.
August 10, 2009 -
National Archives and Records Administration has a huge task ahead in storing data from the former and all current Administrations and making it searchable and retrievable. According to the Government Accountability Office, as of late April, only 3 percent of all presidential records from the Bush Administration have been saved into the Electronic Records Archive. NARA says they plan on ingesting the remainder of the records before the end of the year. GAO also noted that NARA\'s archival system has no back up. Archives says their contingency plan is under final review.
August 03, 2009 -
We’ve told you about a leaked draft report from the Government Accountability Office, which says that the government moved too quickly on establishing a bio-hazard lab in Kansas. Now, the full report has been released.…
July 30, 2009 -
In an attempt to address post September 11th challenges, the State Department merged three of its bureaus that deal with arms control and nonproliferation down to two. But a new report from the Government Accountability…
July 20, 2009