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Nicholson: TSA did not mislead Congress over equipment inventory
It was coincidental, not criminal, that the Transportation Security Administration removed hundreds of pieces of screening equipment from its Dallas warehouses in the days before congressional staff came to inspect them, said TSA Chief Financial Officer David Nicholson.
House approves DATA Act
The House approved April 25 by voice vote a bill that would require federal contractors and grant recipients to report quarterly their receipt and use of federal dollars. The bill states that reporting should to the extent possible incorporate existing standards, "such as the eXtensible Business Reporting Language," known as XBRL.
Continuous monitoring bill would cost $710M to implement says CBO
A bill set for consideration on the House floor this week that would amend FISMA to explicitly include continuous monitoring would cost $710 million over 5 years, says CBO.
Secret Service woes plunge deeper after Colombia caper
Tales of drinking and unpaid contractual obligations to prostitutes among members of an advance Secret Service team sent to Colombia have dominated U.S. media accounts of President Obama's trip there.
TWIC electronic readers still years away
Use of electronic readers to verify valid Transportation Worker Identification Credentials at ports is more than 2 years away, Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft said March 26. Zukunft, who spoke at
NRC's disharmony at the top creates 'chilled work environment'
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may consistently rank as one of the " Best Places to Work ," but operations at the top are far from harmonious. Four of the agency's five commissioners sent a letter
Wood: Recovery Board lessons learned can enhance governmentwide accountability
The recently-launched Government Accountability and Transparency Board--a follow-on to the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, which is scheduled to sunset in September 2013--should heed
CBO: DATA Act would cost $575M
Legislation sponsored by Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) called the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act would cost the government $575 million to implement over 5 years, says the Congressional...
Agency financial reporting too reliant on manual processes, says Issa
Financial reporting at federal agencies is still too reliant on manual processes, said Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) in a statement from the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, which he
Spotlight: Federal workers comp fraud in lawmakers' crosshairs
The Government Accountability Office wants information on federal employees who are abusing workers compensation benefits, as part of an investigation into the Federal Employees' Compensation Act
