Government Accountability Office
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Twice postponed launches of its big new rocket may indicate deep problems with NASA's Artemis program, as it makes plans to get back to the moon and eventually to Mars. The basic guidance the agency uses to manage Artemis may not be suited to such a complex enterprise, at least according to the Government Accountability Office.
September 21, 2022 -
Although FASA’s implementation started out with promise, 27 years on we have witnessed regulatory, operational and procedural steps backward.
September 16, 2022 -
The Government Accountability Office says the Treasury Department has made good progress on some deficiencies on financial statements, but new ones have popped up.
August 31, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Biden administration takes action to make sure public research results are available to the public. And the Air Force is partnering with NASA for experiments aboard the International Space Station.
August 26, 2022 -
The upcoming Sept. 30 deadline will bring another continuing resolution. And CRs don't have to spoil agency planning.
August 24, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, does telework help or hurt diversity efforts? And was the Coast-Guard-connected couple in Hawaii in the spying business?
August 24, 2022 -
From federal policymakers to agency implementers, we've heard a ton of talk about artificial intelligence (AI). But neither group has done nearly everything it said it wants to do to promote effective use of AI. That's one takeaway from a new report card from the Information Technology Innovation Foundation.
August 23, 2022 -
Looking into enrollment numbers for the TSP mutual fund window, an upcoming GAO investigation and the latest TSP millionaires report.
August 22, 2022 -
Congress has a lot on its plate to try to avoid a continuing resolution, including a host of appropriations bills.
August 18, 2022 -
The State Department is launching two new fellowships meant to bring on a diverse next generation of hires into the ranks of its Civil Service and Diplomatic Security Service.
August 17, 2022 -
Back in the mid ‘90s, when the Education Department first started its current Direct Loan program for college students, the program was expected to turn a profit for the U.S. Treasury. The initial estimates were that it would bring in $114 billion over the next quarter century. Now that were here, that estimate turns out to be wrong...way wrong.
August 17, 2022 -
The Defense Health Agency publicly called out seven companies who are ineligible to bid on a $1.5 billion IT contract because those firms won a spot on a different DHA contract.
August 15, 2022 -
Programs at HHS, USDA and the Education Department remained fairly steady during continuing resolutions, GAO found.
August 09, 2022 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, the Marine Mammal Commission has its ethics called into question, and GAO is concerned the Navy is trying to impede Congressional oversight.
August 09, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the IRS is getting billions more for enforcement, and some feds in the West and Pacific Northwest expect some locality pay to be in their future.
August 08, 2022