The Department of Homeland Security‘s inspector general has urged the department to boost oversight and accountability in the use of suspension and debarment powers to exclude certain entities from government contracts, grants
MoreA new report by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has identified six critical areas that IGs need to address to facilitate and build up cross-agency collaboration. CIGIE said
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The Senate has approved Robert Storch as the first presidentially-appointed inspector general for the National Security Agency. He previously worked at the Justice Department‘s Office of the Inspector General in positions such as
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) plans to create a new inspector general post that would investigate federal agenciesâ networks for cyber vulnerabilities, FCW reported Wednesday. Whitehouse said the establishment of a cyber
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The Department of Homeland Security‘s inspector general has found that the Customs and Border Protectionâs information technology infrastructure failed to support its goal to prevent the entry to the U.S. of foreigners who may
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The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has launched a website that serves as a searchable database of audit reports from offices of the inspector general across the federal government.
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The Defense Departmentâs inspector general estimates DoD will save $33.6 billion if it implements 58 out of 1,298 open recommendations issued to the department’s 46 components as of March 31. The Pentagon agreed to
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The Department of Homeland Security‘s inspector general has said DHS’ chief information officer and acting chief financial officer must work together to update financial management systems and associated information technology security programs. KPMG was
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The Defense Department‘s inspector general has called on the U.S. Armyâs vice chief of staff to provide new equipment training to pilots that operate Sikorsky-built H-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Army Aviation and Missile
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This year’s annual National Defense Authorization bill (NDAA) contains many reforms to DoD’s purchasing system, including what is being hailed as the biggest change to acquisition in decades. The bill will allow
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