Government Accountability Office
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Tom Santucci, the director of IT modernization within GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy, and Steven Naumann, a senior advisor in Office of IT Modernization, said agencies must find the right balance of where their applications can be the most effective.
August 05, 2022 -
GAO has a continuing list of recommendations for the Office of Management and Budget which it recently reiterated.
August 03, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: It looks like DoD might be underreporting what it's spending on cloud services. CISA can expect a huge budget increase next year.
August 02, 2022 -
As of July, facial recognition technology is scanning departing travelers in 32 airports and all arriving air travelers.
August 01, 2022 -
Rep. Gerry Connolly’s letter to agency CIOs seeking details about their data center closure plans will help determine a new grading category for the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act scorecard.
August 01, 2022 -
AFGE helped shoot down a plan for an independent review board to look at VA's proposals for rearranging its nationwide map of facilities. First Executive President of AFGE's national VA council Mary Jane Burke explained why they opposed the plan.
July 29, 2022 -
GAO found DoD's Industrial Base Policy Office doesn't have a fully developed strategy to mitigate risks. Director of Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Bill Russell, joined the Federal Drive to explain.
July 27, 2022 -
The Defense Department has issued a request for information on a study of finance. Three years in development, the study is supposed to take a comprehensive look at financing and the financial health of the defense industrial base. Many contractors think the study is too narrow in scope.
July 26, 2022 -
The Technology Modernization Fund received $100 million from the House for fiscal 2023, which is $200 million below the Biden administration’s request.
July 25, 2022 -
Although the State Department has moved forward with some DEIA initiatives, the agency does not have performance measures to accurately gauge progress.
July 22, 2022 -
The Office of Personnel Management doesn't hire people to work at federal agencies. But it has a lot of influence over how agencies hire people. And it provides crucial shared services to help agencies manage their workforces. This year the Government Accountability Office added three high priority recommendations for OPM to improve things. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager.
July 20, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast: With attacks on postal workers increasing, congress steps in. Congress also moves to get injured federal first responders their retirement benefits. And get ready for travel advisories about being taken hostage abroad.
July 20, 2022 -
Averages don't tell you everything, but on average the government has to work to restore employees' faith.
July 15, 2022 -
When two Federal Aviation Administration-certified Boeing 737 Max jets crashed a few years back, it raised questions about the FAA certification process for new airplane designs. Members of Congress wanted to know if there was anything the U.S. could learn from the European Union's procedures. The Government Accountability Office compared the two.
July 13, 2022 -
When it comes to federal contracts, Amazon seems to follow a simple three-word formula: protest, protest protest.
July 13, 2022