Search Tags:  Oversight

DorobekINSIDER: An open letter to OMB: Stop the public sector bashing

Tags: CIOs , Executive , management , OMB , performance , policy , technology , budget , innovation , oversight , procurement , strategy

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Stimulus strains contracting workforce

You knew the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would be more work. But no one knew just how much work the stimulus bill would create for federal agencies and whether they would have the capacity to carry it out. That task fell to the Inspector General at the Commerce Department.

Tags: mngt , acquisition , contracting , ARRA , best practices , oversight , IG , Commerce , stimulus funding , grants , Todd Zinser

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New book details rules for congressional oversight investigators

Tags: management , Congress , oversight , POGO , Max Cacas

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Overwhelmed by oversight at DHS?

Tags: management , DHS , oversight , Max Cacas

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VA general counsel defends actions in hearing

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing to address concerns about VA OCG workloads and backlogs despite budget increases.

Tags: management , VA , Will Gunn , Harry Mitchell , Matthew Tulley , oversight , Meg Beasley

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Acquisition workforce is in need of leadership, training

Survey finds few areas have improved since 2006

Tags: contracting , Professional Services Council , DoD , JM , OFPP , Grant Thornton , Alan Chvotkin , Diane Denholm , Performance based contracting , acquisition workforce , oversight

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GAO slams agency cyber efforts

Auditors find all 24 agencies it reviewed had weaknesses in security controls. GAO also found problems with training and oversight of contractor systems. It recommends OMB and DHS provide better performance metrics.

Tags: technology , oversight , cybersecurity , GAO , OMB , DHS , FISMA , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , Jason Miller

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How independent are agency IGs?

The GAO's reports evaluates the independence of inspector generals in government.

Tags: susan ragland , GAO , oversight , IG , financial management , In Depth

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New hires, robotics eliminate FBI DNA backlog

DoJ IG finds the agency now processes 60,000 profiles a month instead of 1,700. The bureau may need to continue its hiring spree to keep up with the DNA data coming in.

Tags: FBI , DoJ , DNA , technology , workforce , hiring , Cynthia Schnedar , oversight , Ruben Gomez , management , inspector general

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OPM paying $600 million to dead people

The Office of Personnel Management has paid more than $600 million to deceased annuitants in the last five years.

Tags: OPM , management , oversight , pay and benefits , benefits , retirement , Ruben Gomez

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