Government Matters

GAO publicly releases priority recommendation letters for the first time

GAO’s Nikki Clowers, the managing director for health care issues, and Elizabeth Field, the acting director for defense contracting and...

How agencies attack Enterprise Risk Management

Richard Spires, CEO at Learning Tree International, discusses the Government Accountability Office’s “High Risk List” and what government agencies can...

Agency requirements in Fed. Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act of 2015

Gregory Wilshusen, director of Information Security Issues at GAO, discusses the upcoming deadline for federal cybersecurity workforce compliance, and how...

Plans to reorganize the office of the Secretary of Defense in flux

Elizabeth Field, acting director of defense capabilities & management at GAO, discusses the Pentagon’s efforts to create a chief management...

GAO report looks at SBA procurement scorecard

Bill Shear, Director of Financial Markets & Community Investment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses issues with the Small...

GAO Report: Improving DoD’s aviation mishap data

Cary Russell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, discusses issues with aviation mishap reporting at the Department...

GAO: VA needs to confront employee misconduct & accountability

Kathy Larin, director of the Forensic Audits & Investigative Service at the Government Accountability Office, discusses a new report outlining...

BREAKING: David Powner leaving GAO

David Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office, is leaving government. Powner told Government Matters he is...

GAO releases questions for government reorganization plan

Chris Mihm, managing director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the office’s questions on the proposed government reorganization, and why...

Impact of limited federal data on Puerto Rico recovery, economy

Cindy Brown Barnes, director of Education, Workforce & Income Security Issues at GAO, details a new report on the lack...

Agencies’ 2018 FITARA scorecards in review

David Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office discusses the reasons for the low FITARA grades, and...

GAO: U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program needs better controls

Thomas Melito, director of International Affairs & Trade at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the influx of money into the...

Reducing duplication, overlap & fragmentation at agencies

Jessica Lucas-Judy, director of Strategic Issues at GAO, discusses the latest Duplication & Cost Savings report, and 68 new ways...

GovLoop’s Talking Transformation: Cybersecurity

Watch on-demand now. The U.S is on the cutting edge of technology. Find out what’s on the horizon from government...

GAO: Border security progress & challenges

Rebecca Gambler, Director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office discusses her testimony on the Department...

Report: DoD needs to take action to promote collaboration

One of the provisions in the 2017 National Defense Authorization act required the Department of Defense to increase collaboration across...

Report: CIO involvement in acquisition decisions

A new report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office indicates that chief information officers need to be more involved...

GAO adds security clearance process to ‘high risk list’

Brenda Farrell, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s decision to add the...

Broken links in the VA’s physical security chain

Lori Rectanus, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses how some of the 170-plus buildings managed...

Special payment authorities & federal agencies

Yvonne Jones, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s report on agencies use of recruitment tools...

Auditability at the Defense Department

Asif Khan, director of financial management & assurance Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the Defense Department’s goal for...

GAO examines agencies’ adherence to reporting directives

Beryl Davis, director of financial management and assurance at the Government Accountability Office, discusses improper payment risk assessments in the...

FITARA 5.0 scorecards released

Dave Powner, director of IT issues at the Government Accountability Office, sits down with Francis for a two-part interview to...

Report: State of the 2020 Census

Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the status of the 2020 Census and the...

Veterans Affairs Department working on infrastructure consolidation effort

David Wise, director of physical infrastructure issues and Brian Lepore, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government...

Use of performance data in government decision-making

Chris Mihm, managing director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, offers a progress report on cross-agency performance standards...

Ship collisions put Navy safety in the spotlight

Zina Merritt, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses her research on the Navy’s...

Government Matters (Full Show) – September 5, 2017

Fast-approaching federal financial deadlines Terry Gerton, president and CEO of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA), discusses coming financial...

Agencies start feeling the impact of connected cars

Dave Wise, director of physical infrastructure issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the privacy implications of connected cars for...

Government Matters (Full Show) – August 24, 2017

Security leaders: Re-vamp the broken clearance process Chuck Alsup, president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA), discusses a...

Eliminating of modifying reporting requirements

Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the effort to eliminate or modify reporting...

GAO reviews the Internet of Things at DoD

Joseph Kirschbaum, director of defense and capabilities management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the potential impact of IoT...

Looking at government reorganization from a management perspective

Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses what agency leaders should keep in mind...

Issues with DoD weapon systems acquisition

Michael Sullivan, director of Defense Weapon System Acquisitions at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the Pentagon’s opportunities for improvements in...

Few bright spots on FITARA Scorecard 4.0

The fourth round of grades are out for the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act. The results are not very...

GAO: Actions needed to address 5 DoD mission challenges

Cathleen Berrick, managing director of Defense Capabilities & Management at the Government Accountability Office, discusses her report, “Actions Needed to...

GAO warns of challenges ahead on 2020 Census

Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the challenges facing the 2020 Census, following the...

OMB looks to GAO report for reorganization guidance

Jessica Lucas Judy — acting director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office — discussed her office’s latest report...

GAO report: Opportunities for improving acquisitions & operations

David Powner, director of I.T. issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses GAO’s report “Opportunities for Improving Acquisitions and Operations.”

GAO report on the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund

According to the Government Accountability Office, a pot of money delivered by Congress to the Department of Defense — to...

GAO: DoD still struggles with asset visibility

Zina Merritt, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discussed her report on supply chain...

Report: DHS makes progress in high-risk update

Rebecca Gambler, director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the agency’s progress in moving...

GAO: Tech is “high-risk” area for Veterans Affairs Department

Dave Powner, director of IT Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the risk of using new tech for electronic...

Report: Tracking VA employees’ official time usage

Cindy Brown Barnes, director of education, workforce and income security issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses her latest report...

GAO issues first report on government’s fiscal health

Gene Dodaro, U.S. Comptroller General and head of the Government Accountability Office, discusses his office’s report, “The Nation’s Fiscal Health:...

Agencies delivering results with shrinking budgets

Heather Krause, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses new research from GAO on how agencies can...

GAO releases bid protest annual report

Ralph White, managing associate general counsel for procurement law at the Government Accountability Office, discusses why bid protests by government...

The future of the Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Program

Paul Francis, managing director for acquisition and sourcing management issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the future of the...

Results from the latest study on the FAA’s Next Generation Air Transportation System

Gerald Dillingham, director of civil aviation issues at the Government Accountability Office, discussed his latest study on the FAA’s Next...

The Federal Management Playbook

Ira Goldstein, author of the “The Federal Management Playbook” and former chief operating officer at the Government Accountability Office, discusses...

Strategic sourcing: Are agencies leaving money on the table?

Tim DiNapoli, director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office, explained how federal agencies are leaving a...

Millennial engagement in government

Robert Goldenkoff, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses his GAO report about how engaged millennial employees...

GAO: VA procurement policies are outdated

Michele Mackin, director of acquisition and sourcing management at the Government Accountability Office, discussed her study of the maze of...

Acquisition planning at the Energy Department

David Trimble, Director of Natural Resources and Environment Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses his latest report on management and...

Making government a ‘Best Place to Work’

Workplace Transformation Strategist Mika Cross and Chelsa Gurkin, assistant director for Strategic Issues at the Government Accountability Office, discuss federal workplace...

GAO rolls out Tech Readiness Assessment Guide

Chief Scientist at the Government Accountability Office, Timothy Persons, discusses the latest edition to GAO’s assessment guides: the Technology Readiness...

Government Matters – (Full Show) – August 17, 2016

Wednesday on Government Matters: Robert Bigman, founder of 2BSecure and former Chief Information Security Officer at the CIA, talks about...

Government Matters (Full Show) – August 2, 2016

Tuesday on Government Matters: Michelle Sager, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discussed how agencies can better...

GAO: how agencies can better manage their travel programs

Michelle Sager, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discussed how agencies can better manage their travel programs.

GAO talks 18F

David Powner, Director, IT Management Issues at GAO talks to Francis about the transparency and redundancy of 18F.

Many federal agencies need to work on GPRAMA reporting

Chris Mihm, managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discussed federal agencies’ struggles with reporting requirements under...

GAO report: nuclear deterrence force at DoD

Joseph Kirschbaum, Director, Defense Capabilities & Management at GAO takes a look at a report about the nuclear deterrence force...

Achieving better results on improper payments

Lockheed Martin vice president of health and life sciences Horace Blackman offered tips to federal agencies seeking to achieve better...

Use of commercial data in federal programs

Kathryn Larin, acting director of forensic audits at the Government Accountability Office, discussed the use of commercial data in federal...