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Accountability

New Thinking in Accountability

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 - 13:01
Tuesday, June 4, 2013 - 12:58
Recent legislation imposes new accountability requirements in the form of more reporting, for example, on spending on conferences; and pending legislation would require even more details about spending, across the board.

Steve Kempf, Commissioner, GSA's Federal Acquisition Service on The Business of Government Hour

Monday, February 27th, 2012 - 23:53
Monday, February 27, 2012 - 22:03
FAS Commissioner Steve Kempf on the value of a centralized provider as GSA: Challenges facing GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service

OMB Unveils Its Performance.Gov Website

Thursday, August 25th, 2011 - 9:28
Thursday, August 25, 2011 - 09:23
The Bush website provided links to key management initiatives, such as the President’s Management Agenda Scorecard, a list and bios of top political appointees, and a set of agency examples of best practices. That site was called Results.gov.

Leading Financial Management at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 - 14:28
Wednesday, March 2, 2011 - 11:09
Throughout its history, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, has sought to promote sustainable homeownership, support community development, and access to affordable housing. It has also become evident that government best serves the taxpayer when it is performing well and producing sound results. Over the last couple of years, HUD has taken many steps to improve its management and performance in fulfilling its mission.

Obama's FY 2012 Management Initiatives

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 - 16:09
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 14:57
For the most part, the management section of the budget reflects a continued commitment to initiatives initially detailed in last year’s budget: “Building a government that works smarter, better, and more efficiently to deliver results for the American people is a cornerstone of the President’s Accountable Government Initiative and a key focus of this Administration.”

State Oversight Headaches

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 - 7:28
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 06:19
One of the major “lessons learned” in the Recovery Act was that the capacity of state auditors and comptrollers to provide oversight was severely jeopardized by a lack of funds. As Earl Devaney, chair of the Recovery Board, told us: “The Act asked them to participate in the oversight activity and didn’t give them any money to do that. The money went to the federal Inspectors General, not the states.  That was unfair.”

Interview with Earl Devaney

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 - 8:02
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 17:09
As chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, Earl Devaney reports directly to the vice-president of the United States. He leads a group with the critical task of preventing and detecting waste fraud and mismanagement as well as promoting transparency in matters pertaining to stimulus dollars. The Board itself is made up of a dozen federal Inspectors General.

A Hint of Things To Come?

Monday, November 15th, 2010 - 7:03
Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 19:48
The Recovery Board is taking an important step today by launching a new website to track the $10 billion in new federal education jobs fund aid that was authorized by Congress in August.

Smarter Governing in Challenging Times

Saturday, November 13th, 2010 - 6:14
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It’s Still about Improving Mission Effectiveness

Friday, October 29th, 2010 - 9:28
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Friday, October 29, 2010 - 09:23
This week, Debra Cammer Hines, our Vice President of Public Sector Consulting, shared her perspective on detailed approaches that will drive cost savings across the Federal government.  She outlined the potential savings realized if we:
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