GAO: More Guidance Needed on Urgency Exception
A March 2014 Government Accountability Office Report, “Noncompetitive Contracts Based on Urgency Need Additional Oversight,” found coding errors raised concerns about the reliability of federal...
View ArticleGAO Tells Agencies to Improve Oversight of Contractor-Operated Systems
Federal agencies often rely on contractors to operate computer systems and process information on their behalf, but agencies must ensure that contractors adequately protect these systems and...
View ArticleGAO Tells Agencies to Improve Market Research Documentation
A report issued by the Government Accountability Office examines how four federal agencies conduct and use market research. In preparing the report, GAO reviewed regulations and market research policy...
View ArticleGAO Recommends DoD Release More Information on Specialty Metals Waivers
A report released by the Government Accountability Office (Specialty Metals: DOD Sissemination of National Security Waiver Information Could Enhance Awareness and Compliance with Restrictions....
View ArticleGAO Wants Better Oversight of Third-Party WOSB Certifiers
A report released by the Government Accountability Office finds the Small Business Administration performs minimal oversight of third-party women-owned small business program certifiers and that SBA...
View ArticleGAO: DCAA Inconsistent in Implementing Internal Audit Report Requirements
According to a November 12, 2014, report issued by the Government Accountability Office, the Defense Contract Audit Agency revised its guidance in the Contract Audit Manual to address documentation...
View ArticleGAO Announces 5% Increase in Bid Protests for FY 2014, 13% Sustain Rate
The Government Accountability Office has released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2014. In addition to providing data concerning GAO’s overall protest filings for the fiscal...
View ArticleGAO Denies Protest of $3.01 and $2.55 Billion NASA Commercial Space...
The Comptroller General has denied Sierra Nevada Corporation’s protest of two contract awards for the development of commercial crew space transportation capability. The technical evaluation subfactor...
View ArticleGAO Adds IT Acquisitions to High Risk List
The Government Accountability Office has released its biennial High Risk List and announced the addition of two new areas, including Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations. Every...
View ArticleGAO Completes Review of DFARS Rulemaking Procedures
The Government Accountability Officer has issued a final report entitled “Department of Defense: Acquisition Rulemaking Practices.” For the April 17, 2015, report (GAO-15-423R), GAO analyzed 279 final...
View ArticleGAO Report Seeks Improvement in DoD Major System Acquisitions
A report issued by the Government Accountability Office, Joint Action Needed by DOD and Congress to Improve Outcomes, examines the acquisition of major defense systems and makes recommendations for...
View ArticleGAO Develops Electronic Protest Docketing System, Proposes Filing Fee
The Government Accountability Office is proposing to amend its bid protest regulations to implement section 1501 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (PL 113-76) and make...
View ArticleGAO’s 2017 High-Risk List Cites Continuing Procurement Issues
The Government Accountability Office has released is High-Risk List for 2017. The HRL, issued every two years, examines federal programs and operations that are especially vulnerable to waste, fraud,...
View ArticleGAO Seeks Improvements to Contractor Whistleblower Pilot Program
A report issued by the Government Accountability Office recommends improvements to the Pilot Program for Enhancement of Contractor Employee Whistleblower Protections. The National Defense Authorization...
View ArticleGAO Updates Guide to Bid Protests
The Government Accountability Office has issued the tenth edition of Bid Protests at GAO: A Descriptive Guide. GAO issued the guide to aid those interested in the bid protest process. This edition...
View ArticleGAO Releases FY 2018 Bid Protest Statistics
The Government Accountability Office has released its Bid Protest Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2018. According to the report, GAO received 2,607 cases in the 2018 fiscal year, consisting...
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