Government Accountability Office
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DoD and its contractors are still struggling to share timely, accurate information about cyber incidents peppering their networks.
November 21, 2022 -
When faced with a crush of protests, other agencies have struggled to get out from underneath them to award large contract vehicles and now NITAAC is facing a similar challenge.
November 17, 2022 -
For the fifth year in a row, the number of bid protests presented for adjudication to the Government Accountability Office has dropped.
November 16, 2022 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is in the midst of a five year pilot program. It's called VET TEC.
November 09, 2022 -
Elliott Johnson Jr., a senior management analyst in the HUD’s Office of the Chief Risk Officer, said the agency updated its front end risk assessment (FERA) policy in September, including two years of lessons learned.
November 03, 2022 -
Exploring the rules for when government contracts are turned in late
November 03, 2022 -
A survey back in 2019 showed nearly a third of employees at FEMA had experienced discrimination or harassment. Since then the agency has taken a number of steps to reduce the incidence of these problems.
November 02, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO calls on FEMA to help more people in need of rebuilding their homes. The percentage of contract protests drops by double digits. And the Thrift Savings Plan was up in October.
November 02, 2022 -
Auditors have found that the Special Operations Command has trouble with oversight of its command and control or C-2 structures.
October 26, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: GAO said better policies are needed for the treatment of some 5,000 government dogs. OMB is expected to soon issue guidance on a recent ruling on the COVID-19 vaccine. And TSA rolls out a new machine, at small airports, to get you through the security line faster.
October 20, 2022 -
Among this year's class of new fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration, are a few people from the legislative branch. Among them, Zina Merritt, the chief diversity management officer at the Government Accountability Office.
October 18, 2022 -
According to Government Accountability Office auditors, VA falls short and planning and managing its crucial acquisition workforce.
October 12, 2022 -
Federal employees and their office buildings are facing an increase in threats at a time when the agency sworn to protect them is running into challenges to fill law enforcement vacancies.
October 07, 2022 -
Although never fully implemented, a new GAO report reveals two agencies that started initial steps of reclassifying positions to Schedule F.
September 29, 2022 -
The pandemic changed federal banking regulations. Mainly because auditors could not go to banks in person to check the books and the procedures. Regulators figured out a way to do remote bank supervision, but they all did not update their risk profiles, according to the Government Accountability Office. To find out more about what GAO uncovered, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Michael Clements, GAO's director of financial markets and community investment.
September 28, 2022