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GAO: Feds lose $80M looking for Medicaid fraud
Private contractors received $102 million to review Medicaid fraud data, yet had only found about $20 million in overpayments since 2008, according to a new report by the federal government.
Tags: GAO , Ann Maxwell , Medicaid , Tom Carper , Scott Brown , Federal Drive
Sivak named new CTO at Health and Human Services
Health and Human Services has named entrepreneur Bryan Sivak as its chief technology officer. He replaces Todd Park, who moved on to the White House.
Tags: Bryan Sivak , Todd Park , Kathleen Sebelius , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive ,
GAO: Feds lose $80M looking for Medicaid fraud
Private contractors received $102 million to review Medicaid fraud data, yet had only found about $20 million in overpayments since 2008, according to a new report by the federal government.
Tags: Ann Maxwell , GAO , Medicaid , Tom Carper , Scott Brown
Sammies finalists helping to prevent medical errors
Heidi King of the Defense Department and Dr. James Battles at the Agency for Health care Research and Quality, has revolutionized the way the medical personnel behave in hospitals.
Tags: Heidi King , James Battles , DoD , Service to America Medals , Federal Drive
NIH's GWAC adjusts to new procurement rules to cut waste, increase competition
The National Institutes of Health has more than a decade of experience under its belt administering a governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC).
Tags: Mary Armstead , NIH , contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , acquisition , GWAC , technology , workforce , Federal Drive
When disaster strikes, electronic patient tracking modernizes response
When disaster strikes, one of the biggest challenges facing responders is how to efficiently treat and track those injured. H. Allen Dobbs has made the modernization of the process a priority during his career and is now being recognized for his work.
Tags: H. Allen Dobbs , people , In Depth , Francis Rose , Service to America Medals , National Disaster Medical System
Agency heads finding light at end of fed-bashing tunnel
Some departments are improving personnel practices around recruitment and knowledge management even in the face of pay freezes and criticisms of public servants. DHS created a higher education engagement group to bring in college students. GSA finds quality of applicants still strong. Senior leaders highlight successes during Public Service Recognition Week.
Tags: workforce , management , Public Service Recognition Week , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , Janet Napolitano , DHS , Don Hagerling , Ray Lahood , Transportation , Kathleen Sebelius , GSA , Dan Tangherlini , morale , Knowledge management , recruitment , Jason Miller
OPM convenes workgroup to address domestic violence in federal workplace
The Office of Personnel Management will convene an interagency workgroup in the coming weeks to establish governmentwide policies on domestic violence in the federal workplace. Rob Shriver, deputy general council for policy at OPM, has an update on the personnel agency's progress.
Tags: OPM , Rob Shriver , workforce , domestic violence , Federal Drive , Labor , Justice , Barack Obama
Panel: Hiring reform critical as brain drain looms
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discussed the big issues in recruitment, hiring and retention with a panel of federal hiring experts.
Tags: Angela Bailey , OPM , Denise Carter , John Crum , MSPB , Federal Drive , hiring reform , workforce
Half of federal websites working on mobile strategy
The results of a ForeSee poll also show one-third of the 40 federal websites surveyed already have launched mobile initiatives.
Tags: ForeSee Results , e-government , technology , federal websites , SSA , DHS
