Government Accountability Office
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Gary Gray, William Riski and George Schleh of Acquisition Systems Associates, make the case for why DoD should be more aggressive in their use of middle tier acquisition approaches.
July 30, 2019 -
GAO's Robert Goldenkoff joined Federal Drive to discuss the Census Bureau's years of laboring to get its technology ready for the 2020 decennial count.
July 29, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bill in the House would replace the Windfall Elimination Provision which currently cuts Social Security benefits for federal retirees who worked in a private sector job and also receive a government pension.
July 29, 2019 -
Veterans Affairs says it will spend nearly $5 billion over next 10 years to maintain legacy electronic health record while implementing a separate, multi-billion-dollar system at facilities.
July 26, 2019 -
Congress stood up OTA in 1972 as a tech-focused watchdog to serve a complementary oversight role to the Government Accountability Office, but lawmakers in 1995 zeroed out funding for the office.
July 26, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, an investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California’s Camp Pendleton, just north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
July 26, 2019 -
Five years after the 2014 scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs's medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, and patient wait times at the agency are still difficult to measure and track.
July 25, 2019 -
Congress should enable facial with good oversight, not ban it.
July 24, 2019 -
the Government Accountability Office when it looked at prohibited transactions for Individual Retirement Accounts and GAO's Charles Jeszeck had more details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 24, 2019 -
A Bipartisan Policy Center task force said agencies and heir inspectors general should focus less on compliance and more on improving their organizational performance.
July 23, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Health and Human Services releases 25 ways the agency can improve how it spends taxpayer money.
July 23, 2019 -
Army Futures Command is off and running, but it may be lacking on engagement with small business.
July 19, 2019 -
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA is facing more congressional backlash for its plans to relocate two research bureaus to Kansas City, and the DoD Inspector General says former Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White misused her subordinates’ time.
July 19, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is urging agencies to consider telework and workplace flexibilities during this week's heat wave.
July 18, 2019 -
GAO's Charles Johnson joined Federal Drive to explain why his agency found TSA could be doing a better job in how it manages its covert testing program.
July 17, 2019