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Center for The Business of Government Lays Out Key Imperatives for Managing the Presidential Transition and Governing in a New Administration
- 2008-10-08
The presidential transition team for the next administration should focus on key areas of expertise, and six imperatives to ensure success when governing in a new administration, according to two new books from the IBM Center for The Business of Government. The authors, all veterans of government and public...
Federal contracting for food and refreshments: young contracting professionals need to know how to ensure fair and reasonable pricing when negotiating with the meeting industry
- 2008-03-22
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Contracting professionals must ensure that the federal government receives the best value for the taxpayer dollar while following acquisition regulations during procurement and contract management. This article reflects on the legal regimen of the procurement of food and beverages, with emphasis on conferences. It also discusses the...
INTRODUCTION: Financial Report of the United States Government
- 2008-03-01
The following pages are excerpted from the 2007 Financial Report of the United States Government Financial Report. The report and accompanying information, prepared and published annually by the Financial Management Service, are modeled after corporate-type reports and are developed on an accrual basis of accounting. The excerpts represent some of...
Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.(Washington Insider)
- 2008-02-22
Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office. Information security remains a serious problem for most federal agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Ensuring CICA stay overrides are reasonable, supportable, and less vulnerable to attack: practical recommendations in light of recent COFC cases
- 2007-12-22
I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CICA STAY: PURPOSE AND STANDARDS III. THE CICA STAY AND THE FAR IV. AIR FORCE MANDATORY PROCEDURES FOR HCA OVERRIDES V. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY OVERRIDES VI. ANALYSIS: KEYS TO ENSURING OVERRIDES ARE REASONABLE, ...
Agencies may award no-cost contracts for conference planning in cases where the contractor collects fees from sponsors, exhibitors and attendees, the Government Accountability Office ruled.(Washington Insider)(Conference news)
- 2007-12-07
Agencies may award no-cost contracts for conference planning in cases where the contractor collects fees from sponsors, exhibitors and attendees, the Government Accountability Office ruled. Agencies may award no-cost contracts for conference planning in cases where the contractor collects fees from sponsors, exhibitors and...
Weaknesses in US border agency allow thousands to slip in: report
- 2007-11-05
WASHINGTON AFP — Thousands of "inadmissible aliens," which could include terrorists, spies and people with communicable diseases, went undetected by US border officers last year and slipped into the United States, a report said Monday. "While the US Customs and Border Protection CBP agency had some success in apprehending...
Late is late: the GAO bid protest timeliness rules, and how they can be a model for boards of contract appeals
- 2007-11-01
The surest way to be late is to have plenty of time. (1) I. Introduction One of the unique aspects of litigating contract disputes before the Government Accountability Office GAO (2) is its ironclad adherence to the timeliness rules contained in its bid protest regulations. (3) Under the...
Federal workers traveling in style
- 2007-10-03
WASHINGTON -- Government employees spent at least $146 million in a year on business- or first-class airline tickets that violated government policies requiring workers to fly coach, a new report says. The abuses could be more widespread because most agencies don't monitor employees' use of costly...
Report aims to clip wings of US government high-flyers
- 2007-10-03
WASHINGTON AFP — US federal officials improperly spent 146 million dollars (100 million euros) of taxpayers' money in 12 months by traveling business or first class when they should have flown economy, a report has shown. Federal agencies are supposed to "conduct all travel as responsibly as possible" both...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
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| Paul Nicholas | Assistant Director |
| Dolores H Crawford | Manager |
| Allison D. Pugsley | |
| David Walker | Head |
| Kate Walker | Senior Analyst |
| Steven J Berke | Senior Analyst |
| Katherine Davis | Editor |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| North American IPV6 Technology Conference | Assistant Director, U.S. Government Accountability Office (Gao) | Current |
| Government Accountability Office | Assistant Director | Current |
| Indiana University | Bachelor's Degree In History | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Manager | Current |
| FDR Conferences, Inc | Current |
Allison Pugsley's practice focuses primarily on advising clients on both regulatory and litigation matters relating to government contracts. In this regard, her practice concentrates on health care contracting matters, where she advises clients on federal pharmaceutical pricing requirements, government health care contracting programs, Federal Supply Schedule contracts, and socio-economic requirements applicable to government procurements. Her practice also includes litigating bid protests before the Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and advising clients on contract disputes. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, Allison served as a judicial clerk to The Honorable George W. Miller of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Hogan & Hartson LLP | Associate, Washington, D.C. | Current |
| United States Court of Federal Claims | Current | |
| Government Accountability Office | Current |
United States Comptroller General, David Walker, who is head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), spoke to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. in December. His message about the country's financial condition and our dire long-term picture should be required reading for every American reports The Seattle Times. When introducing him, the conference chair called Walker a "straight shooter" and said his long tenure (a 15-year term that began in 1998) gives him an independence that's rare in government. He's going to need it. The picture he painted is beyond grim.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Head | Current |
| So Baby Boomer | Current |
Kate Walker has been a senior analyst with the strategic issues team at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for more than three years. At GAO, Kate has focused on a number of human capital issues, including strategic workforce planning, performance management, attrition and retention, and leadership development. Ms. Walker is president of Young Government Leaders, an organization of more than 1,300 young federal employees representing thirty agencies. She participated on panels addressing generational differences at the 2006 Office of Personnel Management Workforce Conference and the Federal Executive Board. She coauthored "Talkin' 'bout My Generation" (The Public Manager, Summer 2006, Volume 35, No. 2) and authored "Making the Federal Government Work for Women" (The Public Manager, Spring 2007, Volume 36, No. 1). Ms. Walker has been interviewed by Federal News Radio (1050), Federal Times.com, and Government Executive. She holds a master of public policy degree from American University and a BA in English and psychology from the University of Virginia.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Young Government Leaders | President | Current |
| Government Accountability Office | Senior Analyst | Current |
| The Public Manager | Board of Directors | Current |
| University of Virginia | Master | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Senior Analyst | Current |
| FDR Conferences, Inc | Current | |
| The George Washington University | Masters of Public Administration Degree | Former |
| The George Washington University | Bachelor's Degree In Public Affairs | Former |
Previously, Katherine Davis' poetry has appeared in CutBank and Weber Studies: Voices and Viewpoints of the Contemporary West. A former English teacher in Pocatello, Idaho, she is currently employed as a writer and editor for the Government Accountability Office in Washington, D.C.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Government Accountability Office | Editor | Current |
| Plum Ruby Review | Current |
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Health Care: How Expensive Is the Obama Plan?
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John Fund Warns About America's Perilous Future
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