Government Accountability Office

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DoD award lead times increased for higher value contracts

The military services have been able to reduce contract award times, but DoD lacks department-wide understanding of changes.

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wages, blue collar federal workers

Federal Wage System for blue-collar feds puts some above, others below, local rates

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During Sunshine Week, GAO finds agencies need better plans to address surging FOIA backlogs

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Amelia Brust/Federal News NetworkFederal Workforce

OPM prioritizing pooled hiring, HR workforce in 2025 budget

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(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)TSA- Transportation Security Officers

How the TSA could improve the sense of job engagement of its line officers

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OMB stands up first online database of all federal programs

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FedRamp

FedRAMP still a steep climb, 12 years in

A cloud computing security program established in 2011, continues to present difficulties to government and industry: FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization…

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This line of federal improper spending is among the most galling

Federal improper payments roll on and on, year after year. Among the most frustrating are fraudulent unemployment benefits, federal dollars that get spent…

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Roger Waldron

What is fair and reasonable: How many clauses are enough for a commercial item contract?

The challenges facing our nation are many and significant. They require agile means to access the innovation needed to address them. That agility cannot be found in a system made sclerotic by mechanisms focused on compliance without a concomitant demonstration of benefit.  

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