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NewsDOE research award process under fire
Since its creation in 2007, the Energy Department's advanced research projects agency-energy has funded energy technology research and development that by and large would not have been funded by the Read more...
IRS e-filing oversight a model for GPRAMA, says GAO
The Internal Revenue Service's e-filing program is one example of effective congressional oversight, which can serve as a template for the increased congressional guidance required under the Read more...
GAO: IT Dashboard better, still has problems
Information on the Office of Management and Budget's online dashboard of federal agency performance in implementing information technology systems is not as inaccurate as it once was says the Read more...
Federal agencies struggle to define their cybersecurity workforce, finds GAO
Federal agencies with the largest information technology budgets do not know the size of their cybersecurity workforce because there is no cybersecurity occupational series, or even a standard set of Read more...
NextGen budget cuts hurt EU collaboration, says GAO
Budget cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration's multi-year air traffic control modernization effort could have the effect of making coordination with European counterparts more difficult, warns Read more...
USCIS transformation behind schedule, over budget
An estimated $1.7 billion modernization effort at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services suffers from unreliable schedules and cost estimates, says the Government Accountability Office. In a Read more...
GAO: Good project management more critical than funding for IT acquisition success
Staff knowledge, solid communication and iterative testing are more important to successful IT acquisition than receiving sufficient funding, according to a report by the Government Accountability Read more...
OMB's contracting efficiencies savings overstated, says GAO
Reported savings of an Office of Management and Budget initiative directing agencies cut costs through better contracting practices have been based on inconsistent data sources, says the Government Read more...
GAO makes 105 recommendations to patch IRS information security holes
The Internal Revenue Service cannot assure that its financial statements are fairly presented, current, complete, accurate or secure because of material weaknesses in information security controls. Read more...
GAO: OMB doesn't have accurate tally of agency IT spending
Maybe a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but when agencies call information technology projects something else, they limit the ability of the Office of Management and Budget to oversee Read more...
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