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Tag Archives: Shelby Oakley
GAO’s Summer Reading List
Tomorrow is Read a Book Day! Or, if you’re an American high schooler, happy Finish Your Summer Reading List day! Those classics that teachers assign during the hotter months may not qualify as awesome beach reading, but plenty of those … Continue reading
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September 5, 2019
Tagged Bombs, children, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Cristina Chaplain, David Trimble, Department of Defense, Education Workforce and Income Security, Kathryn Larin, Natural Resources and the Environment, Navy, Navy ships, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, radioactive materials, Shelby Oakley, shipbuilding, Space acquisition programs, Space systems, Trauma care
Disclosing Wrongdoing: How to Improve Protections for Federal Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers help protect the government from waste, fraud, and abuse by reporting potential wrongdoing. Because there’s a risk of reprisal, such as being fired or reassigned, it’s important to safeguard whistleblowers’ identities and the information they provide. For National Whistleblower … Continue reading
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July 25, 2019
Tagged Brenda Farrell, CNSA, Congress, contractors, DCM, Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, DOD, DODIG, FAIS, federal whistleblowers, fraud waste abuse, inspectors general, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, James R. McTigue Jr., Kathy Larin, Michelle Sager, misconduct, NASA, reprisal, Shelby Oakley, SI, VA, veterans, whistleblower, whistleblower protection, whistleblower retaliation
Troubling Trends in DOD’s Weapon Programs
The Department of Defense’s 82 largest complex programs cost an estimated $1.69 trillion. We annually assess how DOD is managing and overseeing these major acquisition programs in our “Quick Look” reports. In today’s WatchBlog, we discuss some of our observations … Continue reading
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July 11, 2019
Tagged acquisition, acquisition management, acquisition planning, acquisition reform, acquisitions, Air Force, Army, best practices, CNSA, competitive bids, contracts, Department of Defense, DOD, F-35, federal contracts, government contracting, knowledge-based best practices, major weapon systems, Navy, quick look, Shelby Oakley, Virginia Class Submarine, weapon acquisitions, weapon programs, weapon systems
GAO’s 2019 High-Risk List Update
Today we released our 2019 High Risk List, which includes 35 areas that we consider to be at high risk for waste, fraud, abuse, or mismanagement, or in need of transformation. Since our 2017 report, the rankings for more than … Continue reading
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March 6, 2019
Tagged census, Chris Mihm, cybersecurity, Department of Veterans Affairs, fraud waste abuse, high risk, housing finance, human capital, improper payments, IT acquisitions, pension, security clearance, Shelby Oakley, SI, supply management, tax gap, VA health care, weather satellites
Are Acquisition Reforms Leading to Better Outcomes at DOD?
Over the past two decades, we’ve issued annual “Quick Looks” at the Department of Defense’s largest and most expensive acquisition programs. Our work continued this year with a review of DOD’s 86 major weapons programs, which totaled more than $1.66 … Continue reading
The Troubled Voyage of Navy Shipbuilding
In 2007, the Navy embarked on a plan for a 330-ship fleet by 2018. Congress supported this plan, appropriating $24 billion more than the Navy’s budget request of $182 billion. Things have not gone according to plan. Today, the Navy … Continue reading
Podcast Roundup – Recent Podcasts You May Have Missed
It’s been a busy spring for podcasting! If you’re not subscribed on iTunes or our RSS feed, you may be missing out. Today’s WatchBlog catches you up on some of our recent podcasts.
Transportation Security of Radioactive Sources (podcast)
Since September 11, 2001, concerns have been raised that medical, industrial, and research related radioactive materials could be stolen by terrorists and used to create a “dirty bomb.” As such, transportation security of high-risk radioactive materials is particularly important, and … Continue reading
