Tag: GAO
Charge Card Abuse? Who Cares?
The issue of credit card abuse in government surfaces on a regular basis. Little seems to change. A new GAO report highlights a problem with purchase cards. The reaction of many in the government community is likely to be “Thanks for the report. We don’t really care.”
GAO: OPM Needs To Work With CHCO's To Better Administer Student Loan Repayment Program
OPM should work with the CHCO Council to determine more efficient ways to administer the federal student loan program and to measure its results, GAO said.
Millions Wasted With Federal Cars and Airplanes Says GAO
GAO says the federal government doesn’t really know how many cars and airplanes it owns or what it costs to maintain them.
GAO Recommends Establishing New Senior Position in DoD to Address Management Problems
Transforming business systems at DoD is a complex job and has run into problems in a number of areas. GAO makes several recommendations to make the transformation to new systems work better.
GPRA Has Had Positive Impact on Government Says GAO
GAO says that the GPRA has established a good foundation of results-oriented performance planning.
Personnel in "trade agencies" are stretched says GAO
Increased responsibilities of America’s world trade have stretched the human resources of the federal agencies responsible for implementing the country’s trading policies.
GAO Sees Opportunity to Reduce Whites in Senior Government Jobs
GAO says agencies have to take action to reduce the number of whites in SES positions and replace them with non-whites in the near future.
GAO looks to foreign governments for ideas on planning succession in US civil service
GAO recently looked at the practices of several foreign countries to determine how future leaders are developed.
Should More Agencies Be Located in Rural Areas? GAO Looks at Telework and Agency Location
GAO notes that agencies have been required to consider locating facilities in rural areas for a number of years but little progress has been made. Telework may make it easier for federal employees to live in these rural areas.
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