This is one in a regular series exploring how federal agencies are finding and implementing innovative ways to drive efficiency and cut costs.
The GAO is getting ready to dig deeper into the $1 trillion annually that the government spends on contracts, grants and loans to determine if taxpayer dollars are being spent wisely so that government agencies can make better decisions on making those awards, according to a GAO official. Keep reading →
This is an installment in a series of columns that originally appeared at Recovery.gov about the ongoing efforts of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and its oversight of the $840 billion Recovery program.
What makes for good government? Keep reading →
This is the first in a series of profiles of innovative leaders in government based on interviews by the authors for their book Paths to Making a Difference: Leading in Government. The book highlights the management lessons of 24 political executives during their first two years in the Obama administration.
After being confirmed as Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration in July 2009, Victor Mendez quickly assessed the major challenges facing the agency. Keep reading →
This is the final installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the $787 billion Recovery program. The column originally appeared at Recovery.gov.
Having spent nearly four decades in the federal government before taking this job in February 2009, I thought I knew pretty much everything about how the government works. Keep reading →
This is the fourth installment in a series of columns by Recovery Board Chairman Earl Devaney on the lessons he has learned from his work on the Recovery Board, which oversees the Recovery program.
Good government can mean a lot of different things to different people, but to the 13-member Recovery Board the idea pretty much boils down to this: Are we delivering the services that you, the taxpayers, expect us to
deliver? Keep reading →
The federal government’s use of grants to achieve national objectives has grown into a $600 billion lifeline to states, local governments and institutions. More than 1,670 federal grant programs were offered by 23 federal grant-making departments and agencies in fiscal year 2010, according to the Office of Management and Budget,.
The risks associated with administering those funds, and concerns about the lack of effective oversight tools, continue to draw criticism–the most recent coming in a new report issued last month by the Government Accountability Office. Keep reading →