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Gen. Petraeus Preps Forces for Transition in Iraq
- 2008-02-01
In a Christmas letter to all members of Multi-National Force-Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus summarized progress made during 2007. security has improved in many parts of the nation, with violence down about 60 percent from a peak last June. The progress, however, is reversible, Gen. Petraeus pointed out, and much...
How Many [Fill in the Blank] Does It Take to Change ... ?
- 2008-02-01
Variations of this joke have been around for years. One version is: How many psychiatrists does it take to change a lightbulb? Answer: Only one, but the lightbulb has to really want to change. This month's cover article on government procurement fraud tackles an ongoing and frustrating problem for taxpayers....
We Are Still Losing the War at the Border
- 2007-11-05
The terrorists swept into Cananea in a convoy of 15 vehicles. They were on a brazen, murderous mission. They kidnapped seven policemen and two civilians. Outside town, they shot and killed four of the policemen and dumped their bodies in a park. Local police who had not been kidnapped deserted...
State and local fiscal challenges need diversified, system-wide approach.(analysis of state budgets)
- 2007-07-30
The Government Accountability Office GAO has recently released a report showing that the state and local government sector faces significant and worsening fiscal challenges in the next decade (see story on page 3). The GAO makes a compelling case. Indeed, the funding structures of the entire...
Government accountability office study warns of state and local fiscal challenges in next decade.
- 2007-07-30
A new study released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office GAO predicts that large and growing fiscal challenges will confront state and local governments in the coming years. Absent policy changes, the study finds that within the next decade expenditures will exceed revenues in the state...
Community Pharmacists Urge Medicaid to Preserve Patient Access to Prescription Drugs
- 2007-02-20
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Robert Appel, Senior Vice President, Communications of NCPA, +1-703-838-2682, bob.appel@ncpanet.org ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Community Pharmacists Association NCPA today formally urged federal policymakers to amend a proposed Medicaid regulation that would threaten patient access to life-saving prescription drugs by forcing many independent community...
PCMA: Mail-Service Pharmacies Save More than Retail Drugstores
- 2006-06-14
WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association PCMA released the following statement. PCMA is the national association representing America's pharmacy benefit managers PBMs, which drive down the cost of prescription drugs for 200 million Americans with drug coverage provided through Fortune 500 employers, health insurers, labor...
Would a calculator help?
- 2005-04-01
Another example of make-believe is a law passed in 1990 requiring drug companies to give Medicaid the "best price" According to the Government Accountability Office, however, the law has not been enforced. The result, according to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), is that "for fifteen years, drug companies have been profiting...
Continuing Hardships For Guard And Reserve
- 2005-04-01
Do you ever wonder if anyone is really listening to you? During the month of February, there were two specific opportunities for Congress to hear what you have been saying.ROA Speaks To HASCThe House Armed Services Committee's (HASC's) subcommittee on personnel invited ROA to speak at a symposium on employment,...
Annals of outrage.(Comment)
- 2005-01-31
In 2004 the Government Accountability Office GAO and the Inspector Generals IG in various departments of the federal government issued reports revealing fraud, mismanagement and corruption. Here is my list of the Bush Administration's Ten Most Outrageous Scandals thus far uncovered by government investigators: ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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| 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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