Tag Archives: Gene Dodaro

Four House Democratic have asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to determine forces that prevent federal agencies from implementing building energy and water efficiency measures that support U.S. greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. The letter was signed by Reps. Kathy Castor, D-Fla.; Frank Pallone, D-N.J.; Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.; and Bobby Bush, D-Ill.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has unveiled a transition webpage to inform incoming administration officials and lawmakers of major federal challenges and suggest ways on how to address them. The webpage has a find-an-expert tool that can link users to the agency’s audit staff to ask questions or get a full briefing. 

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has urged the general public to report through its hotline any fraudulent, wasteful or abusive activities regarding the use of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds.

The Government Accountability Office hosted a conference on certain policy issues to formally initiate activities at the agency's Center for Strategic Foresight. Experts convened at the conference to discuss space policy management and the issue of deep fakes, falsified media materials that criminals use for deception, GAO said Tuesday.

John Roth, former inspector general at the Department of Homeland Security, said current vacancies in the upper echelon of DHS affect the department’s ability to move forward, CNN reported Wednesday. "This lack of settled leadership contributes to the significant morale problems that are endemic to DHS components," Roth said Wednesday in his written testimony before the House Homeland Security Committee.

Gene Dodaro, U.S. comptroller general and head of the Government Accountability Office, said during a Senate subcommittee hearing that one of GAO’s priorities in fiscal year 2020 is cybersecurity, Federal News Network reported Friday. He said GAO expanded its cyber workforce from 140 to 175 employees this year and needs more resources to meet lawmaker requests around cybersecurity.

The Government Accountability Office has formed a team to assist Congress in decision-making regarding technology-related topics, such as artificial intelligence, regenerative medicine, 5G wireless communication and quantum computing. The team combines the agency’s technology assessment functions, science and technology evaluation into a single office, GAO said Tuesday. 

The Government Accountability Office has included the governmentwide security clearance process for federal employees in its “high risk list” of areas that require changes in order to address fraud and mismanagement as well as reduce waste. “A high-quality and timely personnel security clearance process is essential to minimize the risks of …

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has called on the Government Accountability Office to carry out five new reviews related to the agencies’ implementation of the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. House panel members told GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro in a letter published Wednesday to determine best practices …

Sens. Gary Peters (D-Michigan) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-North Dakota) have called on the Government Accountability Office to examine the implementation of a presidential memorandum that imposed a hiring freeze on federal civilian employees. Both senators told GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro in a joint letter published Tuesday the hiring freeze could increase government spending and have …