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House committee: DoD should improve Rx drug tracking

The House Appropriations Committee wants DoD to electronically find and track pharmaceutical information for troops at war.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , House Appropriations Committee , Congress , House , management , technology , prescription drugs , In Depth

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GAO: DoD missing keys to good procurement

Designing requirements for a big procurement at DoD involves three main elements: cost, schedule, and performance objectives. GAO's Mike Sullivan told Federal News Radio that DoD continues to struggle in those areas.

Tags: Mike Sullivan , GAO , DoD , procurement , acquisition , acquisition policy , management , In Depth

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Senate introduces legislation to track federal spending

Sen. Mark Warner proposed a web-based system to Congress to improve the way federal expenses are reported by federal agencies. It's the Senate version of a bill proposed last week in the House by Rep. Darrell Issa.

Tags: Mark Warner , Congress , Senate , management , financial management , transparency , Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , Digital Accountability and Transparency Act , Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency , Courtney Thompson

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Issa proposes board to track federal spending

A new bill would establish a permanent, independent body to track federal spending and increase accountability, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Tags: Darrell Issa , Congress , House , management , financial management , transparency , Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , Digital Accountability and Transparency Act , Federal Accountability and Spending Transparency , Ruben Gomez

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Obama announces plan to cut government waste

Tags: management , budget , waste , fraud , abuse , Barack Obama , Campaign to Cut Government Waste , Joe Biden

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DoD wrongly reports $1.7B in stimulus spending

The IG says the Defense Department didn't follow specific rules to make sure the information was correct.

Tags: DoD Report , inspector general , stimulus funds , TARP , budget , accountability , Government Computer News , In Depth

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Afghan projects at risk

Poor planning and weak management are undermining the effort to build up the Afghan army and police while putting billions of U.S tax dollars at risk. We get details from Wartime Contracting Commission Co-chair Mike Thibault

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Mike Thibault ,

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Thibault defends departing Afghanistan IG

The U.S. official in charge of overseeing the billions of dollars being spent to rebuild Afghanistan announced his resignation. Mike Thibault, commission co-chair, talks with us about what's next.

Tags: Federal Drive , contracting , Commission on Wartime Contracting , Mike Thibault , Suzanne Kubota , Arnold Fields

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Issa's transparency character on Twitter

Tags: Darrell Issa , Terry Transparency , twitter , Roll Call , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider

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Watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction resigns

Ret. Major General Arnold Fields has submitted his resignation, the White House announced Monday.

Tags: SIGAR , Arnold Fields , Afghanistan , White House , accountability , management , Jolie Lee

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