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FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted

The Federal Aviation Administration's supposedly risk-based safety inspection system "falls short of being truly risk-based," especially for foreign repair stations, a report by the inspector general said.

Tags: FAA , Transportation Department , oversight ,

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HHS tries to put dent in $65 billion in improper payments

Kay Daly, the assistant inspector general for audit services at Health and Human Services, tells Federal News Radio why HHS has made so many improper payments and what the agency is doing to fix the problem.

Tags: HHS , Kay Daly , financial management , improper payments , Rise of the Money People , Federal Drive

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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results

Tags: Stuart Bowen , Iraq , Congress , contracting , DoD , SIGIR , Federal Drive

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IG: Billions wasted on Iraq reconstruction

In his final report to Congress, Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction Stuart Bowen's conclusion was all too clear: Since the invasion a decade ago this month, the U.S. has spent too much money in Iraq for too few results.

Tags: Stuart Bowen , Iraq , Congress , contracting , DoD , SIGAR , Federal Drive

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53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Tags: State , TransCanada , contracting , Congress , oversight , Cardno Entrix

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Navy fires president, provost of grad school

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus fires the top two administrators at the Naval Postgraduate School for mismanagement and fostering an atmosphere of defying Navy rules and regulations.

Tags: Navy , DoD , Ray Mabus , Daniel Oliver , Naval Postgraduate School , Digital Consulting Services , Jan Tighe

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Federal Drive Interviews -- Nov. 26, 2012

Randy Williamson, director of health care Issues at GAO, talks about the progress being made at Walter Reed Medical Center. Blogger Tom Cochran shares trivia about some government buildings in Washington, D.C. Dr. Jacques Gansler discusses a new master's degree program focusing on federal acquisition and contracting. Jeff Neal of ICF International discusses the results of the 2012 Employee Viewpoint Survey. Christi Grimm of the Inspector General's Office talks about mispayments by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Daniel Schuman of the Sunlight Foundation discusses open data from the federal government.

Tags: Randy Williamson , GAO , Tom Cochran , Ghosts of DC , Jacques Gansler , Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise , University of Maryland , Jeff Neal , IFC International , Christi Grimm , Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , ICF International

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Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force

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IG says Justice misreported some terrorism stats

Justice reported in 2009 that 512 people were charged with terrorism or terrorism-related crimes for six years after the September 11, 2001, attacks. But the audit showed 544 people were actually charged during that time period.

Tags: Justice Department , oversight , terrorism

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The GSA, sequestration, and more

Federal News Radio's Jason Miller will talk about a recent confrontation between a GSA official and an agent in the Inspector General's office. Steve Losey and Andy Medici from the Federal Times will discuss the pay debate and other issues affecing federal workers.
September 5, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , Federal News Radio , Jason Miller , GSA , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , Andy Medici , pay debate , sequestration , Department of Veterans Affairs , Your Turn , Mike Causey

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