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DoD plans to tame vendor business systems
The Pentagon has set up a new subcommittee to review its processes, policies and practices for how it audits and administers contractor purchasing, billing, estimating and accounting systems. This DoD-only panel will develop recommendations and an action plan in the next six months. DCAA says about 69 of the top 100 Defense contractors have at least one deficient business system.
Tags: contracting , mngt , Shay Assad , April Stephenson , Mike Conaway , Rob Andrews , Greg Kutz , DoD , DCAA , GAO , House Armed Services Committee acquisition panel , contract audits , Billing systems ,
Sen. Tom Carper on solving the issue of improper payments
The Obama administration is taking a look at improper payments in the hopes of saving money, and Sen. Carper tells Federal News Radio about new legislation that could help.
Tags: management , contracting , Sen. Tom Carper , Francis Rose , Dorothy Ramienski
OMB's Werfel lays out new plan to follow agency money
Federal controller Danny Werfel to issue new guidance on measuring and fixing improper payments this week. OMB also is planning two pilot programs to improve how agencies receive and process vendor invoices, and to enhance intragovernmental transactions. Werfel also says the approach to financial management shared services is changing.
Tags: management , technology , Danny Werfel , OMB , Treasury , GSA , Association of Government Accountants , financial management , Financial Systems Integration Office , shared service providers , CFO , Intragovernmental transactions , AGA
OMB controller nominee Werfel would take deeper look at DoD's books
He outlines several priorities if confirmed, including further reducing improper payments and reducing the federal real property inventory. Werfel says DoD must better understand why a qualified audit helps them meet their mission.
Tags: management , Danny Werfel , Sen. Tom Carper , OMB , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , VA , DoD , NASA , DHS , financial management , Consolidated financial audits , real property
Better federal payments requires innovative approach
Dan Chenok, a senior fellow with the IBM Center for the Business of Government, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the The Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation fund and the innovative pilot programs have come out of it.
Tags: Dan Chenok , IBM Center for the Business of Government , OMB , best practices , Federal Drive
HUD cuts improper payments down to 3 percent
Ken Donohue is a principal at the Reznick Group, and former Inspector General at HUD. He talks about who did what to get that number down so low.
Tags: Ken Donohue , HUD , accountability , In Depth , inspector general
Lawmakers: CMS should rely on states to fight fraud
States need to help CMS fight fraudulent claims, says Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Tags: HHS , Medicare , Medicaid , fraud , fast act , Tom Carper , Tom Coburn , Claire McCaskill , Peter Budetti , lewis morris , one pi , health IT , Jory Heckman
OMB updates guidance on improper payments
The Office of Management and Budget is helping you make sure your agency's gives money only to the right people.
Tags: OMB , oversight , Ruben Gomez
OMB: $687M recovered in improper agency payments
OMB said $687 million was recovered across all agencies this year in improper payments.
Tags: OMB , Danny Werfel , Darrell Issa , White House , Jamie Blanco
SSA claims process vulnerable to wasteful spending
The Social Security Administration's process for citizens to file claims can create just as much wasteful spending as intentional fraud.
Tags: management , SSA , House Ways and Means Committee , Joseph Dirago , Vern Buchanan , Patrick O'Carroll Jr., , Carolyn Colvin , Jory Heckman
