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More than $18B spent on 'outdated and outlandish' projects, Coburn report says
Sen. Tom Coburn's report on government waste details spending on 100 government projects, programs and initiatives at a cost of $18 billion. The report also points to potentially systemic issues affecting federal management, such as the lack of strategic sourcing in federal acquisition and the General Services Administration's outdated contract schedules.
Tags: Tom Coburn , waste , budget , GSA schedules , strategic sourcing , Jack Moore
Coburn report identifies nearly $7B in wasteful government spending
Among the report's outline of wasteful spending were more than $35 million in wasteful spending on political conventions, $14 million on an Air Force green construction project that was victim to "poor planning," and $4.68 billion identified by the final report of the Commission on Wartime Contracting on contracting waste in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tags: Tom Coburn , Barack Obama , budget
OPM commits to stopping payments to dead people
The Office of Personnel Management has created a task force to lead efforts to stop payments to retirees who have died. An inspector general report released Thursday revealed that OPM had paid $601 million in benefits to dead people since 2006.
Tags: John Berry , pay and benefits , OPM , retirement , OMB , IG , Emily Kopp , pay , benefits , Patrick McFarland
White House expands regulatory overhaul effort
It's time to drain away unneeded federal regulations. Cass Sunstein, the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, told Federal News Radio when to expect final plans from executive agencies and how independent regulatory agencies are now getting in on the review process.
Tags: Federal Drive , regulation , management , office of information and regulatory affairs , Cass Sunstein , OIRA ,
OMB pushes CFOs to lead cost-cutting effort
In a memo to agency financial managers, Danny Werfel set a July 31 deadline for three broad initiatives to reduce spending. Agency CFOs also must rank their employees' SAVE Award ideas for implementation and begin sharing best practices to root out waste, fraud and abuse.
Tags: CFO , OMB , Danny Werfel , CFO Council , management , SAVE Awards , Jason Miller
White House announces plan to cut government waste
The President signed an executive order Monday creating an oversight board to identify areas where agencies can eliminate or streamline.
Tags: Barack Obama , Joe Biden , White House , budget , spending cuts , executive order , Jolie Lee
Bill would cut $5B in duplicative federal spending
Two senators propose a bill that would cut $5 billion in duplicative and overlapping government programs.
Tags: Tom Coburn , Mark Warner , duplicative program , GAO , Barack Obama , Congress , Senate , Jolie Lee
