The U.S. House has unanimously passed a bipartisan bill co-authored by Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Pennsylvania) and 28 other colleagues that seeks to reform how the federal government manages software licenses. Cartwright’s office said Wednesday the Making Electronic
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to construct performance standards for the development of sole-source affiliate contracts in order to maintain timely formation of high-value, long-term SSACs. GAO
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The Government Accountability Office has said the Department of Veteran Affairs launched efforts to manage estimated costs and obligations to prevent future funding gaps following VA’s projected $2.75 billion budget shortfall in fiscal year 2015. GAO
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The Government Accountability Office has made a series suggestions on how the Department of Homeland Security could specify time frames to implement information-sharing agreements for participants of the Visa Waiver Program and determine whether countries
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has urged agency chief information officers to frequently update their ratings for agency information technology investments on the web-based Federal IT Dashboard system. GAO said Thursday it conducted a performance audit
MoreReps. Will Hurd (R-Texas)Â and Robin Kelly (D-Illinois) have requested the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study on the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to update its electronic health record
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The Government Accountability Office has said the Federal Air Marshal Service should incorporate risk into deployment decisions. GAO said in a report published Tuesday the factors that affect FAMS’ allocation of its annual
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The Government Accountability Office has called on the Transportation Security Administration to update its assessment methods for airport security in order to help schedule resources for what TSA identifies as high-priority risks. GAO said
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The Government Accountability Office has called on agencies to address legacy information technology systems that need to be modernized or replaced. Approximately 5,233 of 7,000 government IT investments are spent on operations and
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The Government Accountability Office is set to review programs under the U.S. Customs and Border Protectionâs Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan to assess CBP’s implementation of GAO’s recommendations. CBP kicked off the
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