Government Accountability Office
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GSA has sold 10 of a dozen properties on PBRB’s list of high-value recommendations, and expects to sell another property by the end of July.
July 16, 2024 -
The federal government is among the biggest spenders on advertising. At about $1.3 billion a year, it's in the top 25 U.S. spenders.
July 10, 2024 -
Conflicts of interest in federal contracts can happen in a lot of ways. In one case, an award winner's subcontractor turned out to have a conflict of interest.
July 10, 2024 -
The 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education appropriations bill includes language specifically targeting federal telework reporting requirements.
June 27, 2024 -
Weapons take too long to develop and field. Dozens of Defense Department acquisition programs are late, slow or over budget.
June 26, 2024 -
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently reiterated a list of recommendations to the General Services Agency (GSA) on managing federal real property.
June 20, 2024 -
With stricter measures on who can enroll — and stay enrolled — in FEHB, OPM should be able to more effectively address cost issues in the program, GAO said.
June 17, 2024 -
The GAO says the government wastes billions and billions of dollars on duplicative and overlapping activities, and can help stop the waste with shared services.
June 17, 2024 -
The numbers keep getting bigger, but it’s the same old story. Duplication and overlap in federal programs wastes billion. In its latest annual report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds 112 ways Congress and agencies…
June 05, 2024 -
The ability to focus long term and dedication to a singular passion is one way many feds have made not just satisfying, but also award-winning careers.
May 30, 2024 -
The Federal Housing Finance Agency says it is strengthening internal financial control practices after a GAO audit found financial statement miscalculations.
May 30, 2024 -
The number of serious postal crimes — including burglaries, robberies, assaults, and homicides — increased almost every fiscal year between 2017 and 2023.
May 29, 2024 -
With cyber attacks on the rise against healthcare organizations, Congress is starting to notice. Serious attacks have tripled since 2018.
May 28, 2024 -
In the 2023 Best Places to Work rankings, engagement is on the rise — and there are many pockets of success at agencies that don’t always see the spotlight.
May 27, 2024 -
Transportation safety in the United States has grown safer, thanks in part to work A GAO superstar. She's overseen work in crash test dummies preventing wrecks.
May 23, 2024