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DOD to scrutinize contractors' support services
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Review Finds Fraud in Contracts Awarded in Disabled Veterans Program
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House leaders call for GAO report on water infrastructure financing.(Government Accountability Office)(Water Quality Financing Act of 2007)(Report)
Three congressional leaders have asked the Government Accountability Office GAO to create a report studying ways to fund U.S. water infrastructure needs. Rep. James Oberstar (D-Minn.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson...
US risks 'catastrophic' runway accidents: report
WASHINGTON AFP — US airports are at risk of "catastrophic" runway accidents, largely due to failures in national leadership and scarce data on recent aircraft ground incidents, a congressional report warned Wednesday. The survey by the Government Accountability Office GAO said the rate of serious near-misses on runways had...
Strategies for success
Introduction The Expeditionary Combat Support System ECSS is one of the largest and most comprehensive business transformations ever envisioned. ECSS will enable the end-to-end transformation of Air Force logistics processes and is critical to shaping tomorrow's Air Force capabilities. The benefits of ECSS will be extraordinary. It will enable...
DHS spending criticized.(Department of Homeland Security)(Brief article)
The ethics involved in science and technology spending at the Department of Homeland Security must improve, says a new report by the Government Accountability Office GAO. According to the report, a potential conflict of interest may arise, given that many of the various portfolio managers charged...
GAO report criticizes Chertoff's response to Katrina
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff took too long to recognize that a catastrophe was unfolding in the hours after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, government investigators said Wednesday. In a preliminary report on government failures leading up to and in the aftermath of the storm, the Government...
GAO: USTR lacks system to institutionalize memory
The Office of the United States Trade Representative does little to train the next generation of trade negotiators, according to the Government Accountability Office GAO. "Although a key element of strategic human capital leadership principles is the use of succession planning to ensure a smooth transition of knowledge from incumbents...
CREW Files 22 FOIAs Today to Uncover Government Agency Dealings withPR Firms; Armstrong Williams DOEd Contract May be Tip of the Iceberg
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 /U.S. Newswire/ -- In light of recent reports that conservative journalist and pundit Armstrong Williams received $240,000 from the Department of Education DOE through a contract with Ketchum Public Relations, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington CREW today has filed a series of Freedom of Information...
Profile.(Laferla, Claudio)(Brief Article)
name: Claudio Laferla e-mail: claferla@smc.edu.mt position: Librarian, St. Martin's College, middle/high school in Swatar, Malta PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS: Creating an information literacy skills pro gram, which subsequently earned the Jean Lowrie Leadership and Development Award 2004 from IASL....
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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 |
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| 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.
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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 |
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| 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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