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.

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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.

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GAO: DoD needs greater financial accountability

A GAO report reviews DoD's financial management.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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GAO: More efficiency possible in IRS tax return process

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

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GAO: Defense manpower data is inconsistent

The GAO says DoD service contracting reports are inconsistent.

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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.

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GAO evaluates DoD inventory management

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

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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.

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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.

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GAO: DoD lacks 'sufficient' data on $2.1B in power sources

GAO's Michael Sullivans explains the recommendations for the Defense Department to improve oversight of its power source investments.

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Dodaro: Financial literacy, high-risk projects top GAO priorities

Comptroller General Gene Dodaro outlines the top priorities of the Government Accountability Office now that he has been confirmed.

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Dodaro: How to keep GAO on best places to work list

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Google wins stay of Interior award to Microsoft for cloud

The Court of Federal Claims rules that Interior violated law and federal regulations in awarding a sole source contract to Microsoft for e-mail and collaboration services in the cloud. This the latest episode in an ongoing battle between the two software giants to provide cloud services to agencies.

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GAO's Hite reflects on technology's growing impact on the job

GAO's director of IT Architecture and Systems Issues Randy Hite retired last week, joins the Federal Drive for an exit interview

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Dodaro sworn in as GAO head

A 30-year veteran of the Government Accountability Office was formally sworn-in Thursday as U.S. Comptroller General.

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GAO: Weaknesses in federal financial management

GAO's Bob Dacey explains why the agency could not issue an opinion on the federal government's consolidated financial statements for the 14th year in a row.

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