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Rep. Thompson: Federal Protective Service must do better
GAO officials told a House Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday that FPS has repeatedly failed to manage its contract workforce and should consider other approaches to protecting federal buildings. Rep. Bennie Thompson joins us with details.
Tags: mngt , contracting , Bennie Thompson , building security , FPS , DHS , Congressional Spotlight
GAO: Cybersecurity weak at all federal agencies
Bill would make cybersecurity diplomatic priority, NSA on the Flash-Media Hunt, Senate stalls cyber commander to probe digital war
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Einstein 3 , State , Defense , Cyber Command
GAO: Postal Service business model not working
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office says additional cuts are needed.
Tags: management , Pay & Benefits , USPS , Dorothy Ramienski , John Potter
Comptroller General nominee talks about issues facing GAO
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: management , Comptroller General , Todd Platts , Max Cacas
GAO applauds DHS critical infrastructure protection plan
Some ex-employees turn to cybercrime
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , DHS , critical infrastructure , cybercrime , Verizon
Six principles for workforce planning
GAO and others have shown that successful organizations use strategic workforce planning to help meet present and future mission requirements. GAO looked at Interior, EPA, and the Forest Service's approaches to workforce planning. As part of our week-long series, HReinvented, GAO's director of Natural Resources and Environment issues, Anu Mittal, tells us about what they found.
Tags: mngt , workforce planning , FY 2011 budget , Anu Mittal , HReinvented
Agencies count on federal financial managers
In the federal government, they wield spreadsheets, strive for "clean audit opinions", and are the first line of defense in accounting for the spending of taxpayer dollars. "They" are the top federal CFOs and financial managers, and yesterday, they met here in Washington to discuss their profession.
Tags: management , FSIO , JFMIP , Chief Financial Officers , CFO Council , Gene Dodaro , OPM , Mark Reger , OMB , Treasury , HHS , Sheila Conley , President Obama , Max Cacas
OMB to issue financial systems overhaul guidelines
The White House has released a consolidated financial report for the entire government. But the Government Accountability Office says the information is, for the most part, flawed.
Tags: mngt , financial management , OMB , Deloitte , Tim Young , Dorothy Ramienski
GAO bookkeeping finds weaknesses in federal numbers
The Government Accountability Office has found widespread material weaknesses in internal control in the federal government's financial management.
Tags: federal deficit , mngt , Jeanette Franzel
A GAO perspective on ARRA
A view of the President's recovery effort from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the independent auditing arm of Congress.
Tags: AGA , ARRA , Christopher Mihm , recovery
