Government Accountability Office
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Congress appropriated trillions in response to the pandemic. A surprisingly small fraction of that money went to contracts awarded by agencies.
August 12, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 30 years after the passage of the CFO Act, the Government Accountability Office tells Congress it has some work to do.
August 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to pay the state of Utah to resolve claims stemming form the Gold King Mine spill back in 2015.
August 06, 2020 -
The troubled F-35 has an autonomic logistics information system -- but after 20 years of development, the system, known as ALIS, doesn't work.
August 05, 2020 -
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on government operations released the 10th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard and no agency received a “F” or “D” grade for the first time.
August 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House threatens to veto the House's minibus to fund a large amount of agencies.
August 03, 2020 -
Lawmakers probably won't have time to slip ideas to better space procurement in this year's defense policy bill.
August 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have spent almost $18 billion on goods and services in response to the coronavirus pandemic from March to June, and 47% of that was not competed among vendors.
July 30, 2020 -
To support its domestic duties, the Coast Guard has a database of some 700,000 boats. The Marine Information for Safety and Law Enforcement system works okay as far as it goes, but it's got issues.
July 29, 2020 -
Few lists get as much attention as the list of high risk federal programs published by the Government Accountability Office every two years.
July 29, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will take months, years in some cases, to implement needed changes to its sexual harassment policies, training and reporting structures.
July 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, nearly 22,000 service members have now been diagnosed with coronavirus after this week saw a more than 20% jump.
July 21, 2020 -
Agencies in recent years have faced a recurring dilemma: Congress can't act on time, so there's a lapse of appropriations - a partial shutdown.
July 15, 2020 -
The Postal Service has warned for years that tough decisions lie ahead when it comes to balancing its delivery service with costs.
July 15, 2020 -
The 2014 DATA Act set a new standard for government transparency by raising the bar for how much spending data agencies have to make available via public websites. But releasing more information doesn't help much if the data is unreliable.
July 14, 2020