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Category Archives: Budget and Spending
GAO’s Acquisition and Sourcing Management Team
GAO’s workforce is organized largely by subject area, with most employees working in 1 of 14 mission teams, many of which we have highlighted on the WatchBlog. Today we’ll be putting the spotlight on the Acquisition and Sourcing Management (ASM) team, … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Budget and Spending, Mission Team, National Defense, Space
Tagged about GAO, acquisition, acquisition capacity, acquisition management, acquisition planning, ASM, best practices, critical technologies, defense systems, Department of Defense, DOD, DOD space systems, government accountability office, major weapon systems, mission, mission team, NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, security systems, sourcing, sourcing management, space, strategic sourcing, usgao
Controlling Costs for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
From acquisition to operations and maintenance, Department of Defense weapons programs are consistently of interest to the federal government and the public. Since 2000, we have been assessing DOD’s most costly weapons program, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The defense acquisition … Continue reading
What Exactly are “Improper Payments”?
Improper payments are always an area of concern for the federal government. These include overpayments, underpayments, payments made to ineligible recipients, or even payments that weren’t properly documented. While fraudulent payments are considered improper, not all improper payments are the … Continue reading
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August 14, 2014
Tagged medicare, oversight, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, cost savings, consolidated financial statement, financial statements, federal government, management, agencies, Department of Defense, FMA, Medicaid, improper payments, auditing, predictive analytics technologies, prepayment edits, CMS, data mining, Foster Care
Podcast on Defense Inventory Management
The U.S. military’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) manages billions of dollars of DOD’s inventory, such as spare parts to keep military equipment operating. GAO has identified DOD supply chain management as a High Risk area. Hear our latest podcast with … Continue reading
Using DATA to Shine the Light on Federal Spending
Understanding how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars is a daunting task. In fiscal year 2013 alone, the federal government spent $3.5 trillion. In May, Congress unanimously passed and the President signed the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), which … Continue reading
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June 11, 2014
Tagged accountability, big data, community of practice, Comptroller General, data, DATA Act, data analytics, data sharing, digital accountability and transparency act, FAIS, government, inspector general, IT, Recovery, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, SI, transparency, USASpending, USASpending.gov
Video on our Duplication and Cost Savings Work
In light of today’s challenging fiscal environment, improving government efficiency and effectiveness is important. Our work has identified hundreds of specific actions that the federal government can take–or in some cases, has already taken–to reduce or better manage fragmentation, overlap, and … Continue reading
Impacts of Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration
On March 1st, 2013, the president ordered an across-the-board reduction in federal agency budgets. This reduction, more commonly known as sequestration, had a wide range of effects on agency operations and services to the public. The infographic below outlines some of our key findings … Continue reading
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March 6, 2014
Tagged agencies, budget, Congress, Defense Department, Department of Defense, Department of Labor, DOL, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, federal budget, fiscal, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Justice Department, Labor, personnel, reductions, sequester, sequestration, services, workforce
Navigating the Complexities of the Federal Budget
The President and Congress use the federal budget process to help allocate federal funds among competing demands. The 2015 President’s Budget (which will be released on March 4th), is the President’s principal policy statement; the administration’s plan for funding the … Continue reading
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February 28, 2014
Tagged balance, budget, budget terminology, budgetary, carryover balances, collections, Congress, costs, debt, federal debt, fiscal outlook, glossary, government accountability office, long-term, long-term debt, OMB, President, president budget, president's budget, process, resources, user fees, usgao