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GAO: terrorism-insurance coverage still a challenge in high-risk areas
- 2008-09-01
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...
House committee seeks GAO fair-lending enforcement review
- 2008-06-01
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, along with 15 members of the committee, have called upon the Government Accountability Office GAO to conduct a "comprehensive review" of the current state of federal fair-lending enforcement. In a letter to GAO Acting Comptroller Gene Dodaro, dated and released to the...
Final stretch: as Congress nears the end of its session, some work is finished but much remains to be done
- 2007-10-01
SOME LEGISLATION IMPORTANT to higher education has been completed, but much remains to be done as Congress enters the home stretch of its work for the year. Among issues still pending is the long-delayed reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which finally seems to be moving toward completion as House...
Sting exposes gaps in US security for nuclear material: report
- 2007-07-12
WASHINGTON AFP — Undercover investigators posing as businessmen easily obtained a license from US nuclear regulators that would have allowed them to buy radioactive materials needed for a "dirty bomb," US newspapers reported on Thursday. The investigators from Congress's Government Accountability Office GAO said the sting operation showed that...
SOX costs higher than expected
- 2006-06-01
The cost for public companies to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley is higher than expected, according to a recent Government Accountability Office GAO report.The report, released by Republican senators Olympia Snowe and Michael Enzi, indicates companies are choosing to go private in order to sidestep the rules.In order to address the concerns,...
Websites & electronic newsletters
- 2006-01-01
The first table below contains hypertext links to websites that practitioners in the government contract and fiscal law fields utilize most often. If you are viewing this document in an electronic format, you can click on the web address in the second column and open the requested website. Particularly useful...
Under pressure.
- 2005-12-21
Byline: Glenn Cheney Dec 21, 2005 (INTHEBLACK - ABIX via COMTEX) -- US accountants have to deal with many new economic issues. Hurricanes, the war in Iraq and the...
Baggage screening.(U.S. REGULATORY ISSUES)(explosives detection systems)(explosives trace detection)(Brief Article)
- 2005-06-01
Baggage screening. A new report by the Government Accountability Office GAO assesses the effectiveness of explosives detection systems EDS and explosives trace detection ETD systems installed in airports around the country by the Transportation Security Administration TSA. The EDS and ETD machines were in...
GAO backs stand-alone regulator for GSEs
- 2005-06-01
CONGRESS SHOULD ESTABLISH A SINGLE REGUlator with a board or a hybrid board/director governance model to oversee both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as the Federal Home Loan Bank FHLBank system, according to a Government Accountability Office GAO recommendation. The GAO report, Housing Government-Sponsored Enterprises [GSEs]: A...
Over 100 at NRRA conference.(News)(National Risk Retention Association)(Brief Article)
- 2004-11-01
WASHINGTON-More than 100 people attended the National Risk Retention Assn.'s annual conference Oct. 18-19 in Washington. Attendees heard speakers on a wide range of topics, including the failings of state regulation of the insurance industry, problems risk retention groups continue to face in dealing with state...
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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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John Fund Warns About America's Perilous Future
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