Government Accountability Office
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Public-private leasing and compiling a comprehensive database of government facilities are part of a handful of bills aimed at managing federal real property.
March 07, 2017 -
The Homeland Security Department's aerial border surveillance needs a little management attention. The Government Accountability Office says Customs and Border Protection needs to better assess how effective these tools are. Rebecca Gambler, GAO's director of homeland security and justice issues, fills in the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 07, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, the Government Accountability Office reviews how well agencies are applying the Whistleblower Protections Pilot Program.
March 03, 2017 -
A recent GAO investigation found that at a number of VHA facilities, lack of knowledge, skill and personnel in the human resources offices is hampering the administration in achieving its medical mission.
March 03, 2017 -
The Defense Department started deployment of its new electronic health record — a major milestone last week in the $4.3 billion program known as MHS Genesis.
March 02, 2017 -
In part two of a special report: Defense Acquisition at a Crossroads, Federal News Radio examines the challenges the Defense Department will face as it implements numerous Congressional acquisition reforms, many of which it didn't ask for.
March 01, 2017 -
The Government Accountability Office said the Homeland Security Department has made a lot of progress towards operating efficiently and as a unified department. Rebecca Gambler, the GAO's director of Homeland Security and Justice issues, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain why DHS is still on the high-risk list.
February 28, 2017 -
The Pentagon’s internal improvement plan, known as Better Buying Power, coincided with several consecutive years of declines in the rate of cost growth for the Pentagon’s major weapons systems, from more than 9 percent in 2011 to 3.5 percent in 2015, the lowest level since 1985.
February 28, 2017 -
The Office of Personnel Management’s National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) awarded a contractor for support services in January, but now is facing complaints from two unsuccessful bidders.
February 27, 2017 -
An ongoing court battle over a $182 million contract for Recreation.gov service hasn't stopped the team behind the government site from thinking big, at least when it comes to federal lands and waters data.
February 23, 2017 -
Federal real property management for another year is included on the Government Accountability Office's High-Risk List. Auditors say the government's excess properties, reliance on leasing, and facilities security are challenges it must face to get off the list.
February 21, 2017 -
Both the Government Accountability Office and the department's inspector general say leadership at the Veterans Affairs Department is committed to removing VA health care from GAO's High-Risk List. But they've seen little concrete action beyond VA's promises of commitment.
February 20, 2017 -
The armed services' financial accounting does not have the best reputation when it comes to the accuracy required for clean opinions from auditors. Because of this, they remain on the high-risk list maintained by the Government Accountability Office. Asif Khan, director of financial management and assurance issues at GAO, explained more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
February 17, 2017 -
A recent Government Accountability Office report on the Veterans Affairs Department and its employees' use of official time is renewing a debate among lawmakers: Does official time have a place within agency operations, and how much time is too much?
February 16, 2017 -
The GAO High-Risk List indicates management weaknesses, but refrains from ascribing evil motives or impugning people's integrity.
February 16, 2017