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SBA Changes Show Improving Agency Performance and Employee Morale, GAO Says: WASHINGTON -- According to a GAO report issued last week, SBA has substantially improved the agency's overall performance and improved employee morale. "Over the past six years, the U.S. Small Business Administration has sought to transform the agency and improve its operations," the GAO said in a performance audit....; Tags: agency, General Accounting Office, MARKETING, performance, SBA, training; Research articles 2008-10-29
GAO Report: Drones in the NAS: The Government Accountability Office GAO, the investigative arm of the U.S. Congress, recently issued a report regarding the safe operation of unmanned aerial systems UASs in the National Airspace System NAS. The GAO recommends that the Congress create an overarching body with the FAA to coordinate...; Tags: aircraft, FAA, General Accounting Office, Government Accountability Office, Manufacturing, NAS; Research articles 2008-10-20
Air Transport News: Oct 13, 2008 GAO says that the Federal Aviation Administration has more work to do in coming up with adequate planning for the development of a next generation air traffic system. The GAO said that the FAA has shown executive-level commitment to addressing systemic factors that have contributed to...; Tags: acquisition, FAA, FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Investment, Manufacturing; Research articles 2008-10-13
Security matters: It was one small part of a very large bill, but a satellite- surveillance program contained in the $634 billion spending package approved by Congress and President Bush recently is a source of concern. The Department of Homeland Security program is aimed at making spy-satellite imagery accessible to...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, NETWORKING, privacy, satellite, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-10-11
GAO: Slot Auctions Illegal: The Bush administration has no legal authority to auction coveted takeoff and landing rights at congested New York-area airports to ease congestion and boost competition, The Government Accountability Office's GAO legal opinion requested by members of Congress was endorsed by major U.S. and foreign air carriers...; Tags: auction, FAA, General Accounting Office; Research articles 2008-10-06

Air Transport Association welcomes GAO statement on slot auctions: AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Air Transport Association of America ATA, an industry trade organisation which represents US airlines, has said that it welcomes the statement from the US Government Accountability Office GAO regarding the plans to auction slots at New York's John F. Kennedy and Newark...; Tags: Air Transport Association, ATA, auction, General Accounting Office; Research articles 2008-10-01
APPA Calls Recent GAO Report on Electricity Market Restructuring 'Constructive' but 'Inconclusive': WASHINGTON -- In response to a September 2008 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office entitled "Electricity Restructuring: FERC Could Take Additional Steps to Analyze Regional Transmission Organizations' Benefits and Performance," the American Public Power Association said the report was constructive in pointing out the lack of evidence on the...; Tags: Benefits, General Accounting Office; Research articles 2008-09-29
GAO: terrorism-insurance coverage still a challenge in high-risk areas: While commercial property terrorism-insurance coverage appears to be available nationwide at rates policyholders view as reasonable, certain policyholders may face challenges in obtaining desired amounts of coverage at reasonable prices, concluded a report by the Government Accountability Office GAO in July. The report--Initial Results on Availability of Terrorism Insurance...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, Government Accountability Office, Insurance, policyholder, Regulations, terrorism; Research articles 2008-09-01
GAO Claims Truckers Skirt Health Regs: The Government Accountability Office said in late July that hundreds of thousands of truck drivers with potentially serious medical conditions are being allowed to drive heavy vehicles, citing loopholes and weaknesses in the federal government's program to certify drivers. However, trucking industry officials said concerns raised by the report were...; Tags: agency, General Accounting Office, MARKETING, Quality; Research articles 2008-09-01
Why Does Gates Want Airbus?: For all the Pentagon's protestations - and harsh words from the Government Accountability Office and Congress - the promise of a real competition between Boeing and Northrop-Grumman/EADS for a new generation air refueling tanker is apparently being broken. The Pentagon, based on its public announcements and all other reports, is...; Tags: Air Force, Airbus S.A.S., Boeing Co., General Accounting Office; Research articles 2008-08-25
Pension agency downplays risks, GAO says: WASHINGTON -- The federal agency charged with backstopping pension benefits for 44 million Americans has understated the risks of its new investment policy, a congressional watchdog said. The Government Accountability Office said in a report released today that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.'s new strategy could significantly boost...; Tags: agency, FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Investment, MARKETING, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.; Research articles 2008-08-18
Medicare oversight under fire: WASHINGTON -- The government is putting millions of Medicare dollars at risk by authorizing fictitious sellers of wheelchairs, prosthetics and other medical supplies to submit reimbursement claims with only limited review, congressional investigators say. The study by the Government Accountability Office obtained by The Associated Press sought to...; Tags: General Accounting Office, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, supplier; Research articles 2008-08-04
GAO Scrutinizing Clearance Reform Plan: The U.S. government's watchdog agency will be keeping a close eye on activity surrounding the security and Suitability Process Reform plan. After all, the Government Accountability Office GAO has been examining the personnel security clearance processes for more than three decades, so it has seen a lot of plans come...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government Accountability Office, SECURITY, subcommittee; Research articles 2008-08-01
Truck drivers who take illegal drugs get hired, study says: WASHINGTON -- Tractor-trailer and bus drivers who tested positive for illegal drugs have flouted federal regulations by returning to work without the required treatment, in some cases transporting hazardous materials for many months, congressional investigators say. The study by the Government Accountability Office, obtained Tuesday by The Associated...; Tags: General Accounting Office, Government, Regulations, Transportation; Research articles 2008-07-30
Sir Isaac and the Airbus: Newtonian physics-which a professor of fond memory tried to teach me in freshman year of college-prescribes laws that are immutable. Dr. Fred Furst used to say, "the laws of physics are the same wherever you go, and bad things happen when you try to break them." For that reason alone....; Tags: Air Force, Airbus S.A.S., General Accounting Office, Newton; Research articles 2008-07-28
Senators plan laws to target offshore tax evasion: Senate Finance Committee leaders announced plans for new laws against offshore tax evasion Thursday after a new federal report found American ties to thousands of firms registered in the Cayman Islands. Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said the IRS needs a longer statute...; Tags: FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Internal Revenue Service, Taxes, U.S., U.S. Senate; Research articles 2008-07-25
NEWS BRIEFS: * UN MANDATES PURCHASING REFORM The UN General Assembly has approved a new draft resolution on procurement reform. It said buyers should be properly trained and monitored to comply with ethical standards. Further steps should also be taken to strengthen oversight of suppliers and their subcontractors, as well as addressing...; Tags: General Accounting Office, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, supplier; Research articles 2008-07-03
US defense secretary enters air tanker controversy: WASHINGTON AFP — US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was scheduled to meet Wednesday with officials in charge of Pentagon and Air Force purchases to discuss the controversial 35-billion-dollar refueling tanker deal. On June 18 the US Government Accountability Office GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, backed a protest...; Tags: Air Force, Boeing Co., General Accounting Office, Manufacturing, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Research articles 2008-06-25
GAO finds 6% of Medicare providers owe back taxes: WASHINGTON -- More than 27,000 health care providers -- hospitals, nursing homes and doctors -- who care for the elderly owe more than $2 billion in unpaid taxes even as they continue to collect Medicare payments from the government, a federal watchdog agency has found. In...; Tags: FINANCE, General Accounting Office, Government, HEALTHCARE, Medicare, Taxes; Research articles 2008-06-20
Boeing wins key battle over refueling tanker: WASHINGTON -- Boeing scored a major victory Wednesday in its battle to wrestle back a $35 billion Air Force contract from Northrop Grumman and its European partner. The Government Accountability Office upheld Boeing's protest of the refueling tanker contract and recommended the service hold a new competition. The...; Tags: Air Force, Boeing Co., General Accounting Office, MARKETING, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Research articles 2008-06-19