I agree with Republican Senator Coburn that Congress should leave the GAO budget alone. The GAO identifies $90 in saving for every $1 dollar they spend on auditing performance. Now, the question is, do Congress and...
We the People and our Government have no choice but to accept fiscal conservatism. Read the GAO report summarized here by the Concord Coalition. " “GAO Projections Underscore Need for Fiscal Reform The...
Untested radiation detectors. What are the possible consequences? 1. Reliance upon technology that may not work 2. Purchasing technology at a huge expense and risk...
Here is a story that says auditors believe that the Transportation Security Agency is spending too much on technology. There are a host of things wrong in that statement: 1. The Department...
We can tell them all what to cut and we want cuts. A government has limited capacity for change and improvement. Change and improvement take resources to achieve desirable outcomes, and change involves risks....
Do you feel safe when you walk into a Federal Building? Following 9/11 one would think with the Department of Homeland Securities Federal Protective Service was designed to provide high safety standards to...
created by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 563 views | 22 recommendations | 3 comments
The Government Accountability Office ( GAO ) seems to have failed in living up to its name since it has today reported it cannot account for the US$ 700-billion spent for the TARP program.It is for this reason, they claim that it will probably not be possible to tell...
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Greater Transparency and Oversight of Wind and Flood Damage Determinations Are Needed
Disputes between policyholders and insurers after the 2005 hurricane season highlighted the challenges in understanding the cause and extent of damages when properties are subjected to...
In a recently released report to Congress, the Government Accountability Office reports that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made approximately $90 million in questionable payments to contractors.
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Rather than, in effect, sponsoring immigration from terrorist-spawning nations, it seems more useful to instead bar immigration. This congressional investigation bears watching."Nearly 10,000 foreigners from states sponsoring terrorism have obtained permanent residency in the...
created by PEP | 4 years ago 271 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
"The NASA library in Greenbelt, Md., was part of John C. Mather's daily routine for years leading up to the astrophysicist's 2006 Nobel Prize for shedding new light on the Big Bang theory of universal origin. He researched existing space hardware and instrumentation there...
created by publicreader | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 676 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
"In advance of what is expected to be the start of a busy season of congressional investigation and oversight by the new Democratic majority next year, Congressâs independent investigation agency has produced a roadmap the new committee chairmen could use as a starting...
created by publicreader | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 398 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
"In each case the tallied outcomes favored the incumbent, George W. Bush. The odds for such an occurrence is one in 250 million for this to have occurred by chance."
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