Government Accountability Office
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John Chierichella, founder of Chierichella Procurement Strategies, explains three strategies to help vendors plan for potential challenges to an award.
December 13, 2022 -
A lot more accidents and near misses occur on the nation's railroads than you might realize. The Federal Railroad Administration tracks incidents using what's known as the Confidential Close Call Reporting System or C3RS. But the Government Accountability Office found that only a handful of railroads participate, so there's a big gap in safety data.
December 07, 2022 -
The Joint Financial Management Improvement Program (JFMIP) released a new payment integrity report and simulation tool to help agencies think differently about how to combat improper payments.
December 05, 2022 -
The Government Accountability Office dismissed 117 protests after NITAAC said it reassess the self-scoring cut-off line and relook at offers.
December 01, 2022 -
The Office of Personnel Management said while agencies still need to make progress to close critical skills gaps, there are resources and incentives already available to help them along the way.
November 29, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Two congressmen want to know what agencies are doing to ensure clean water across America. DOJ wants agencies to provide more information in different lanugages. And the House Modernization Committee looks at the need to have a congressional Chief Data Officer.
November 22, 2022 -
Although low pay is the most common barrier to retaining federal wildland firefighters, the Government Accountability Office said other factors like poor-work life balance and career advancement challenges also impact the workforce.
November 21, 2022 -
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