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'More intense' high-risk oversight planned

GAO's biannual list includes 30 programs that are in trouble. House and Senate members promise to focus more of their attention on the initiatives most at risk. Members plan to use the model that worked for DoD and personnel security clearances in other problematic areas.

Thursday - 02/17/2011, 07:25am EST
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DoD's footprint reduced on GAO High Risk List

The government watchdog agency highlights 30 areas that are at-risk of major problems or failure. Auditors added Interior's handling of gas and oil resources, but several on-going challenges saw the scope of oversight shrink because of progress agencies have made.

Wednesday - 02/16/2011, 12:05pm EST

Platts zeroes in on agency financials

House oversight subcommittee will kick off the financial management agenda next week.

Monday - 02/14/2011, 07:13am EST
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GAO reviews federal job training programs

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:17am EDT
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Coburn: DoD must follow the money

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asked DoD officials to be audit ready in anticipation of budget cuts. GAO has not been able to form an auditable opinion of them in over a decade.

Wednesday - 02/02/2011, 01:43pm EST

GAO: DHS neglecting northern border

Two years ago a group of Senators asked how effective the Department of Homeland Security was in protecting the border between the U.S. and Canada. The report is in, and the Senators are not happy.

Wednesday - 02/02/2011, 06:37am EST
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GAO: No way to tell how many contractors in DoD

Defense said it would issue new contractor reporting guidance by last August. The GAO says agencies are still waiting.

Monday - 01/31/2011, 09:40am EST

GAO: Payday loans probably won't hurt security clearance

GAO's Alicia Cackley discusses the effects on feds' financial profiles and security clearances from taking out high-interest Payday loans.

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:15am EDT
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GAO: DoD needs greater financial accountability

A GAO report reviews DoD's financial management.

Friday - 01/28/2011, 02:16pm EST

GAO: E-Verify better, but...

The system used to check the legality of new employees has the potential to wrongly flag 180,000 people a year as ineligible to work in America, according to the GAO.

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:33am EDT
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DoD hoping for shorter GAO High Risk List

The Defense Department's leader of business process reform said Friday that she's hopeful the Government Accountability Office will remove one of DoD's high risk areas from its biennial list of government trouble spots. GAO is expected to issue the list within the next several weeks.

Monday - 01/24/2011, 06:55am EST
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Agency Tip 1: Get out the message

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, GAO explains how the watchdog agency re-imagined its brand and recruiting methods to become a highly competitive agency for young people to work for.

Monday - 01/24/2011, 02:01am EST

GAO tabulates costs of Don't Ask Don't Tell

A government analysis says that discharging gay service members cost the Pentagon nearly $200 million from 2004 to 2009. The money went mainly to recruit and train replacements.

Friday - 01/21/2011, 08:40am EST

GAO: More efficiency possible in IRS tax return process

GAO's James White describes the report findings on the 2010 tax filing season.

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:14am EDT
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GAO: Defense manpower data is inconsistent

The GAO says DoD service contracting reports are inconsistent.

Thursday - 01/20/2011, 10:40am EST

GAO: workforce planning an issue at TARP

The Government Accountability Office continues to follow the progress of TARP. GAO's Tom McCool gives us an update.

Friday - 01/14/2011, 10:08am EST
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GAO evaluates DoD inventory management

GAO's Jack Edwards gives highlights of the report on defense

Thursday - 01/13/2011, 03:38pm EST
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GAO: Cyber challenges exist for Smart Grid

Increased use of a smart grid has benefits. The GAO finds being more cyber secure isn't one of them.

Thursday - 01/13/2011, 11:30am EST

New governmentwide financial systems on tap

OMB controller Danny Werfel said the Treasury Department should be finished testing and analyzing systems in the next six months. The CFO Council highlights priorities for 2011, and among them is the further reduction of improper payments. Werfel said agencies will begin using the software tool first utilized by the Recovery Board to identify potential problems.

Wednesday - 01/12/2011, 01:26pm EST
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