Government Accountability Office
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Taking a cue from surgery, Defense Innovation Unit plans to use the train-the-trainers approach to expand expertise in a crucial government need
April 22, 2022 -
After a lot of cogitation, the Defense Department last month finalized revised rules for contract award debriefings, informational sessions where losing contractors can, in theory, find out why they lost.
April 21, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new study from the Government Accountability Office finds the Health and Human Services Department needs to take steps to protect career scientists from political interference.
April 21, 2022 -
A rainy day fund at the State Department meant to help cover its passport and visa operations took a hit from COVID-19 and may take years to recover, even if revenue bounces back quickly from the pandemic.
April 20, 2022 -
The Navy plans to spend billions to acquire a variety of umanned ships of all sizes, 21 in all over the next five years. The Government Accountability Office advised Navy officials to take a portfolio approach to bring more efficiency and balance to the program.
April 20, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, concerns about the movement of U.S. Space Command headquarters are mounting.
April 14, 2022 -
The Government Accountability Office sometimes looks at the big picture. A case in point is its latest study on the big trends that will affect the government. Steve Sanford, the managing director for strategic planning and external liaison at GAO, gives us the run-down.
April 13, 2022 -
DoD is coming off a record high year of military suicides.
April 07, 2022 -
The government spent trillions of dollars on pandemic relief and no one knows yet how many went out as improper payments.
April 04, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the Navy from enforcing its COVID vaccine mandate against nearly 4,000 sailors who’d filed religious exemptions.
March 31, 2022 -
A simple competition for software licenses ended up in court after the losing bidder claimed a Procurement Integrity Act violation. At issue was a Navy-run competition to supply software licenses over five years under a blanket purchase agreement. Simple, but not trivial, with an estimated ceiling of $2.5 billion.
March 30, 2022 -
Somehow the national debt has managed to reach $28 trillion. But, where is it? It's in a set of electronic schedules maintained by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
March 30, 2022 -
The Small Business Administration is planning to shed the equivalent of more than 3,400 full-time employees as part of its budget request for fiscal 2023.
March 30, 2022 -
U.S. Transportation Command says it will once again pause the transition to its long-planned overhaul of the military's household goods moving system because of yet another bid protest.
March 24, 2022 -
Good behavior can get a con out of prison. Good behavior can also get your program off the Government Accountability Office's never-ending list of high-risk federal programs.
March 23, 2022