Government Accountability Office
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Health and Human Services' inspector general explains to Congress how the agency might have been taken for over a billion dollars.
June 01, 2017 -
After two sets of awards and more than 20 protests, the Homeland Security Department is going back to the drawing board with its FLASH small business vehicle.
May 31, 2017 -
Agencies have been under orders to reduce their data center count ever since the Reagan administration. In recent months, they've actually made progress, closing more than 4,000. Dave Powner, director of Information Technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 30, 2017 -
Reducing the improper payment rate and making better IT acquisition decisions are among the Government Accountability Office's top suggestions to find ways to run the government for less. Agencies shoulder much of the work, but Congress also has its role to play.
May 19, 2017 -
At the Interior Department, the Bureau of Land Management has discretion to grant exceptions to the rules for oil and gas drilling on federal land. Frank Rusco, director of natural and environment issues at the Government Accountability Office, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin it's impossible to tell how often the agency does so because it doesn't keep track.
May 19, 2017 -
The Environmental Protection Agency's CFO said offices should continue to follow April 2017 hiring guidance, while the agency prepares its FY2017 enacted operating plan for Congress.
May 18, 2017 -
The Government Accountability Office found that the Veterans Affairs Department doesn't have a very effective process for aligning facilities and capital investments. Debra Draper, director of health care issues at the GAO, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 18, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will examine a recent Congressional Budget Office report Thursday morning, which says government spends 17 percent more compensating its employees compared to the private sector.
May 17, 2017 -
The Government Accountability Office's two-year assessment found there are gaping vulnerabilities where federal policy and industry standards haven't kept up with the developing technology.
May 16, 2017 -
The more bitter the arguments over the federal budget become on Capitol Hill, the more members might resort to anything. Especially if the Trump administration refuses to spend money it didn't want appropriated in the first place.
May 15, 2017 -
The Defense Department has acquired a few hundred copies of its F-35 joint strike fighter and there's more in the 2017 budget. But the development phase of the expensive aircraft actually has not ended. In fact, this phase hasn't stopped slipping further into the future — 17 years after it started. The latest look-see from the Government Accountability Office details the implications. Michael Sullivan, director of acquisition and sourcing issues at GAO, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 12, 2017 -
Census Bureau Director John Thompson will step down from his role at the end of June after serving nearly four years on the job. The bureau's next leader will take over the operations of the 2020 Census, which has already received considerable budget scrutiny from government watchdogs.
May 09, 2017 -
VA's facilities planning processes leave it with millions of square feet of empty and decaying space.
May 09, 2017 -
Initiatives to share and publish agency data, like the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, are working toward making more transparent how government spends money, and the Government Accountability Office is overseeing the efforts.
May 09, 2017 -
OPM took longer in April to process retirement claims within 60 days compared to other months throughout the year. The agency processed 27 percent of the retirement claims it received in April within the standard 60 days or less, well below the 77 percent processing rate OPM posted in March. OPM also received slightly fewer retirement claims last month compared to April 2016.
May 08, 2017