Government Accountability Office
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In today's Federal Newscast, media reports indicate that J. David Patterson is removing himself from consideration.
February 05, 2020 -
Imagine an organization with the mission of finding fault with nearly everything everyone else does. In a nutshell, that's exactly what GAO does.
February 03, 2020 -
The basic requirement of weapons systems is to fire when you pull the trigger, and that's actually a tall order given the complexity of today's military systems.
January 30, 2020 -
More than three years into the Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act, the U.S. Agency for International Development has managed to be meet all of its requirements.
January 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the General Services Administration launched a bid to ensure fairness in an important part of federal rule-making.
January 27, 2020 -
Roger Waldron of the Coalition for Government Procurement pondered a law professor's denied request by GAO for documents in Overstock.com's pending protest over GSA's e-marketplace procurement.
January 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is promising big changes to federal hiring and ethics policies if she is elected president.
January 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.
January 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office says feedback from federal agencies shows the General Services Administration’s lease requirements cause building owners to charge the government more than private companies would pay for the same office space
January 20, 2020 -
For the military, the constant insertion of new technologies into weapons and other systems is important to maintaining a competitive edge.
January 16, 2020 -
The Navy's new top officer says he doesn't discount the need to grow his service, but for now, sustaining what it already owns is more important.
January 16, 2020 -
The Department of Homeland Security has launched an employee and family readiness council that senior leaders believe are addressing workforce engagement challenges.
January 14, 2020 -
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights is a little more than a year into reforms and expansion that Congress itself ordered in 2018.
January 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Interior Department cleared brush and dead trees on double the amount called for in a 2018 presidential executive order.
January 09, 2020 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A recent Government Accountability Office report pointed out 32 cases of federal contractors using shell companies to…
January 08, 2020