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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, ...
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...
Thinking out what's inside the box.(CARGOSECURITY)
- 2007-11-01
"The single biggest threat we worry about, in terms of protecting this country and securing the homeland, is the threat of a weapon of mass destruction. And at the very top of the scale is a nuclear device or a radiological device." Michael Chertoff, Secretary of...
The political, economic, and social aspects of Katrina
- 2007-10-01
1. Introduction Disasters, whether man-made or natural, represent a "natural experiment" for social scientists. As one business leader put it to us on one of our first research trips in February 2006 to New Orleans after the storm, "Heck, I understand it is not every day that you can...
Globalization of Navy shipbuilding: a key to affordability for a new maritime strategy
- 2007-09-22
The Navy states that 313 ships are necessary to support U.S. national security requirements. To build this fleet, the service is requesting a significant increase in its shipbuilding budget. Both the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office contend that the Navy request underestimates true shipbuilding costs. Worse yet,...
US airlines still face terror threat
- 2007-01-24
WASHINGTON AFP — Airliners flying to and from the United States are still at risk of being hijacked by terrorists, more than five years after the September 11 attacks, a US government auditor warned. Government efforts have made great progress in securing commercial aviation since the 2001 strikes, but...
Contractors accompanying the force
- 2007-01-01
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 Contractor employees in Iraq and Afghanistan may now be subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice UCMJ. Until now, the UCMJ asserted jurisdiction over "persons serving with or accompanying an armed force in the field" only in "time of war."...
Bid protests
- 2007-01-01
Interested Party The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit CAFC and the Court of Federal Claims COFC addressed protest standing issues in Fiscal Year 2006. The CAFC upheld the rule that post-award protesters must be actual bidders to be an interested party. The COFC overturned an agency attempt...
Katrina aid is still being abused, U.S. investigators say
- 2006-12-07
The government continues to waste tens of millions of dollars in its Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, including giving rent checks to evacuees already living in free housing and student aid to ineligible foreigners, U.S. investigators said Wednesday. The Government Accountability Office GAO also found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Olympics results not all downhill.(Intelligence)(Brief article)
- 2006-10-01
BY MOST ACCOUNTS, the U.S. performance at the Torino Winter Olympics was disappointing. Ballyhooed skier Bode Miller failed to win a single medal, rival U.S. speed-skaters exchanged verbal swipes throughout the games, and other medal favorites fell, slipped, or skidded to defeat. But...
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 |
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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 |
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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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Most red ink ever: $9 trillion over next decade
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