Modernization
Amazon rips GAO, IBM in lawsuit over CIA cloud deal
Suit claims IBM protest was "meritless;" IBM counters with its "long history of delivering successful transformational projects."
People
First OASIS protests likely not the last
Protestor: Pass/fail standards in OASIS unrestricted RFP unfair to small businesses, violate federal rules.
Acquisition
OASIS under protest
Days after GSA issued the long-awaited RFPs, two protests have been filed.
Cybersecurity
CBP needs better ways to estimate wait times
GAO urges the border agency to update its manual methods for estimating the length of time trucks wait in line to cross Mexican borders into the U.S.
Modernization
OMB underestimates data center numbers
Agencies taking part in the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative have more than twice as many data centers as OMB once thought. OMB says better tracking and a broader definition account for the discrepancy.
Modernization
Amazon files court complaint over CIA cloud deal
The cloud provider is challenging the corrective action that GAO recommended to the CIA after upholding a bid protest.
People
GAO questions Air Force budget shuffling
Air Force funding maneuvers that saved some employees from furloughs and other fiscal stresses may have a hard time expanding as auditors want to see more proof of its effectiveness.
People
Why a GAO report documenting improvement is not good news
Increased compliance with past-performance goals might seem like a positive report, but Steve Kelman sees a problem.
People
Who gets performance information?
Can agency managers get the performance data that could help them improve their operations? How about non-managerial employees? A GAO survey reveals some insights.
People
GAO urges OPM to improve telework reporting
Of seven reporting requirements established by the Telework Enhancement Act, OPM partially met only two, audit finds.
People
GAO: Agencies need more program evaluations
Although most managers report that taking stock of their program performance is helpful, they're not doing it very often.
People
DOD improves on contractor assessments
Tardiness continues to plague DOD's performance reporting, but the percentage of reports filed has risen significantly since 2011.
People
GAO warns CMS exchanges behind schedule
As deadline nears, testing delays leave little margin for error, report finds.
Cybersecurity
Inside the IBM/Amazon protest
GAO's ruling in the protest of the CIA cloud services contract sheds light on how the agency conducted the procurement.
People
HUD falters at project management
GAO uncovers deficiencies in two key modernization programs.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Agencies underuse TechStat for IT programs
The accountability review intended to help evaluate programs at risk of failure is seeing inconsistent use.
Acquisition
A big win for Big Blue
GAO has upheld IBM's protest of the cloud-services contract that the CIA had awarded to Amazon.
People
DOD still lacks proper workforce plan
A new audit reveals that Defense officials have not followed requirements for workforce planning, identification of critical functions.
People
DOD official defends department against GAO criticisms
Is GAO is overlooking important factors in its critique of DOD's IT modernization efforts? Yes, says Elizabeth McGrath, DOD deputy chief management officer.
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