Government Accountability Office
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Each year, the Defense Department spends more than $100 billion to run its 22 defense agencies and field activities. DoD is supposed to conduct reviews every two years to decide whether those “DAFAs” are still needed.
September 12, 2018 -
A new High Risk series report from the Government Accountability Office took the federal government to task over its lack of action on cybersecurity issues, but House lawmakers passed a few bills that aimed at improving the situation.
September 11, 2018 -
Despite a number of recent initiatives aimed at getting agencies to make more data-based decisions, the Government Accountability Office finds agencies haven't moved the needle much on using performance information.
September 07, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, speaking to supporters last night, the president said he's secured commitments from Congressional leaders to fund a border wall.
September 07, 2018 -
Somewhere along the line, annual spending for Medicare and Medicaid hit the $1 trillion mark. More than half is Medicaid.
September 06, 2018 -
Granite Telecommunications filed a complaint with the Government Accountability Office on Aug. 27 about the Labor Department’s EIS task order.
August 31, 2018 -
The ability to answer the 2020 decennial count online has the Government Accountability Office taking a hard look at how the Census Bureau plans to safeguard the personally identifiable information (PII) of hundreds of millions of households from cyber attacks.
August 30, 2018 -
The federal government has a large burden in dealing with the aftermath, helping states deal with the hundred of thousands of immigrants entering the country illegally.
August 29, 2018 -
Senate version of Defense funding bill would require detailed examination of MHS Genesis by the Government Accountability Office.
August 28, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the U.S. Court of Appeals opens up the possibility for veterans to file suit collectively, instead of as individuals.
August 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general finds VBA improperly processed and denied some 1,300 military sexual trauma claims in 2017.
August 22, 2018 -
After five years, experts say General Services Administration’s tool never did enough to meet customer’s specific acquisition needs.
August 20, 2018 -
A new report from Sen. McCaskill's office says the Trump administration's 2019 budget would cut five Inspectors General office's budgets and give nine IG offices less than what they requested.
August 16, 2018 -
The Defense Department's process for buying commercial items can take even longer than its traditional procurement system.
August 13, 2018 -
Three federal procurement experts analyzed Oracle’s protest of DoD’s $10 billion cloud contract and found the software company is on solid ground.
August 13, 2018