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DHS, DoD among agencies making slow, steady progress to get off High Risk list
GAO adds two new areas to the list, NOAA's satellite programs and the federal government's financial risk because of climate change. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro said nearly every initiative on the list made progress in fixing their problems over the last two years.
Tags: management , GAO , DHS , DoD , Gene Dodaro , Darrell Issa , NOAA , OFPP , Joe Jordan , Congress , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , David Powner , Jason Miller
Berry aims to nix HR from high risk list in the next year
Cyber criminals might unknowingly provide the impetus to help agencies address a cybersecurity skills gap. OPM also is working with agencies to address other shortfalls in key workforce competencies.
Tags: workforce , Gene Dodaro , John Berry , Congress , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , GAO , cybersecurity , Ruben Gomez , OPM
OFPP keeping a close eye on struggling acquisition system consolidation
GSA's System for Award Management is finding its footing after a rough start. OFPP Administrator Joe Jordan said he's watching the systems' progress carefully.
Tags: acquisition , acquisition policy , OFPP , GSA , DoD , Joe Jordan , Dick Ginman , System for Award Management , strategic sourcing , GAO , Interagency contracting , Coalition for Government Procurement , Jason Miller
FAA: Off the High Risk List
Tags: FAA , Federal Aviation Administration , GAO , NextGen
DoD too slow in assessing workforce needs
GAO finds the Pentagon isn't moving fast enough in improving the skills of their workforce. House lawmakers focused in the acquisition workforce, specifically. DoD defended its efforts, pointing to the 8,600 new acquisition workers hired over the past few years.
Tags: contracting , pay and benefits , vicky hartzler , larry kissell , keith charles , Howard McKeon , Brenda Farrell , DoD , GAO , House Armed Services Committee , acquisition , acquisition workforce , human capital management , Peter Buxbaum
DoD clearance success paves way for future
Management leaders in the Defense Department said a dogged and determined end-to-end examination of the government's complex security clearance processes got that topic off of GAO's high risk list this year. That approach is coming to the rest of DoD's back office operations.
Tags: DoD , management , technology , DCMO , Elizabeth McGrath , David Wennergren , Government Executive , security clearances , GAO , back office functions , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
DHS's lack of financial clarity a huge liability
The Homeland Security Department's chief management officer said Tuesday that the lack of a departmentwide financial management system is a huge deficiency. Fixing that, he said, is among the department's primary management priorities.
Tags: Congress , DHS , management , technology , GAO , Rafael Borras , Joe Lieberman , Coast Guard , CACI , TASC , OMB , financial management , industry , Jared Serbu
GAO: Interior's challenges include resource protection, backlog
The Government Accountability Office has released a list of seven major management challenges at Interior. The challenges range from land acquisition to information security.
Tags: Anu Mittal , GAO , Interior , management , accountability , Dorobek Insider
