Government Accountability Office
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Contracting is a key issue for all federal workers. This week the Government Accountabilty Office released two reports about contracting practices. Both found there seems to be some resistance to comply with new guidance and…
July 02, 2009 -
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in Washington as we await the appointment of President Obama’s cyber czar. The House Science Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation asked four witnesses to testify about cybersecurity activities at NIST…
June 29, 2009 -
The Government Accountability Office was tasked with checking on the use of ‘enhanced use leases’ by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This is one way VA manages its ‘real property’ portfolio. We talked about it…
June 12, 2009 -
The Transportation Security Administration’s Secure Flight program has been operational since the beginning of the year. The system screens airline passengers against the terrorist watch list. Cathleen Berrick is the managing director of Homeland Security…
June 10, 2009 -
Government auditors say the US may be shooting itself in the foot when it comes to protecting weapons and other critical pieces of technology. The Government Accountability Office says that programs in place to secure…
June 08, 2009 -
Agencies making contract awards without fully understanding the contractor\'s past successes or failures. GAO makes six recommendations to improve and standardize the information.
May 26, 2009 -
Women working in the federal government still earn less than their male counterparts, but the pay gap is shrinking. The Government Accountability Office has done a report on the gender pay gap. It found the…
April 29, 2009 -
GAO says OPM does not have a good plan for modernizing federal retirement planning system.
April 23, 2009 -
The Office of Personnel Management is far behind in bringing the RetireEZ program up to date. That’s according to a report by the Government Accountability Office, which says that for the past twenty years OPM…
April 23, 2009 -
GAO finds that the use of alternative dispute resolution is up by 25 percent in 2009
April 17, 2009 -
OMB developing data standards to reduce strain on governmentwide systems
April 15, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio Fewer companies are protesting contract awards made by the Defense Department over the last five years. Between 2004 and 2008, the Government Accountability Office found the number of protests…
April 15, 2009 -
The FAA is very glad to be off the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk List – especially after fourteen years of being on it. Jim Washington, the FAA’s Vice President and Chief Acquisition Officer, told…
April 09, 2009 -
Is all tax software created equal? The Government Accountability Office doesn’t think so. They recently published a report, Tax Administration: Many Taxpayers Rely on Tax Software and IRS Needs to Assess Associated Risks, that calls…
April 09, 2009 -
New book highlights possible way forward to change HR system
April 08, 2009