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OMB: Agencies attain financial reporting milestones
A record number of agencies achieved unqualified audit opinions and reduced their material weaknesses in the past year, an OMB official said.
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HHS agency lowers Medicare payment error rate
CMS and its contractors use education, statistical sampling, medical reviews and error rate reduction plans to improve accuracy, official says.
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IRS names first chief technology officer
The new executive position reports directly to the deputy commissioner for operations support. The service's Modernization and Information Technology Services division, including the CIO, will report to the CTO.
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Bush names officials to oversee rescue plans
Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program and HUD’s Federal Housing Finance Agency set to get inspectors general to assure proper management of funds.
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Road map supports expanding CFO roles
The Council for Excellence in Government has provided a compilation of required and emerging decision-making responsibilities of federal financial management executives.
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Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say
The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.
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Leadership by the book
DOD’s Dave Wennergren spreads a gospel of trust, information sharing and enlightened management through selective reading.
Acquisition
IG: NASA's ODIN could be more cost-effective
Agency officials agreed with recommendations to help managers negotiate lower prices for peripheral devices under the contract.
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Security specialists in demand
Increasing network threats drive the need for professional experience and certifications.
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Transition Watch: New Plum Book ready for download
Users have several choices to search and download the Web-based version of a list of 7,000 senior-level and appointed positions.
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Obama moves to appoint transition team
The president-elect has named his initial appointees, and his transition team has moved into its transition offices.
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IG: IRS needs to verify IT cost estimate processes
The inspector general also reports that the tax agency has effectively implemented the processes and procedures for its Modernization Vision and Strategy Program.
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GSA: Transition team offices are equipped and ready to go
The government's property manager has already furnished and equipped enough office space with computers, BlackBerrys and telephones for up to 500 members of the transition team.
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IRS performed well in 2008 tax filing season, IG says
The tax agency used its modernized CADE database to process 30 million tax returns, almost three times the number of returns the previous year, TIGTA said.
Digital Government
DOT launches hazmat info-sharing site
The Transportation Department has started an Internet-based fusion center to share information about hazardous materials transportation.
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Helping others do the green thing
Chief information officers and federal IT governmentwide contract managers can help feds buy EPEAT products more easily.
Modernization
Painting the town green
Agencies find creative ways to make their IT operations more environmentally friendly.
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TIGTA: IRS needs to do better on fraudulent refunds
Limited resources constrain the tax agency on following up with identified potential fraudulent claims, report says.
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A case study in centralization
VA has made progress on its effort to upgrade the HealtheVet system but still needs a comprehensive project management plan.
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