Defense
Former employees say Defense audit agency is 'broken'
Veterans of DCAA say performance metrics and quotas forced them to rush reports and limit investigations.
Oversight
Procurement chief to step down in September
Paul Denett’s departure is the latest in a series of resignations at OMB.
Oversight
Avue files protest over massive TSA human resources contract
Losing bidder says proposals weren't assessed on merits.
Oversight
OMB government performance official to step down in September
Robert Shea administered Program Assessment Rating Tool, among other initiatives.
Pay & Benefits
GSA raises mileage reimbursement rate for federal employees
Following the IRS’ lead, GSA boosts rate 8 cents.
Oversight
Agencies urged to make better use of performance measures
Managers are collecting more information, but they aren’t using it to guide policy decisions or resource allocations, GAO reports.
Oversight
Procurement leaders go back to basics as administration winds down
The presidential transition is looming, but chief acquisition officers still have plenty left to accomplish.
Defense
Lawmaker raises concerns over huge TSA personnel contract
House committee chairman wants specifics on how $1.2 billion deal would address agency’s persistent workforce problems.
Features
Buying Time
The presidential transition is looming, but chief acquisition officers still have plenty left to accomplish.
Oversight
Surveys show federal managers face major hurdles trying to do their jobs
Most respondents say government is less capable now than in the past.
Oversight
Taxpayer advocate’s concerns over private debt collection mount
New report to Congress says contractors are getting credit for recovering money that was gathered using IRS tools.
News And Analysis
Pulling Out All the Stops
Tactics to attract young workers to the acquisition field run the gamut.
Defense
Defense financial managers cite human capital issues as top concern
Survey shows department’s finance and accounting professionals are nervous about massive personnel system, among other initiatives.
Defense
Lawmakers slam State, Defense officials for not sharing information on weapons dealer
Indicted contractor was on a State Department watch list and had defaulted on Defense contracts before being awarded $300 million Army munitions contract.
Defense
Defense’s largest construction project still behind schedule, over budget
The military community center being built at Ramstein Air Base in Germany is struggling with construction and management problems.
Oversight
Feds charge 22-year-old Pentagon contractor with procurement fraud
Efraim Diveroli allegedly supplied Afghan security forces with faulty munitions from China.
Oversight
Shift of Federal Protective Service to DHS called 'lethal'
Budget and staffing woes blamed for dangerous security gaps at federal buildings.
Oversight
Study documents dangerous security gaps at federal buildings
Federal Protective Service struggles to furnish the people and equipment needed to keep employees safe, auditors say.
Pay & Benefits
Union calls for midyear adjustment of mileage reimbursement rate
Record-high gas prices cited in push for an increase.
Oversight
Key Bush management initiative called likely to survive transition
Research group predicts "lines of business" effort to consolidate business processes and systems will continue in some form.
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