Government Accountability Office

Federal buildings board: Agencies can save billions by shedding ‘vastly underutilized’ office space

GSA has sold 10 of a dozen properties on PBRB’s list of high-value recommendations, and expects to sell another property by the end of July.

Facilities/Construction

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Government Accountability Office, federal budget oversight

How the government spends a billion dollars a year on advertising

Agency Oversight

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Why bidders for federal contracts need to deal with conflicts of interest early on

Agency Oversight

First Look

More House appropriators target federal telework, office space

Congress

Why DoD has so much trouble delivering new weapons to the front lines

Defense

GSA

Individual desks that can be moved to create collaboration spaces in GSA’s new Workplace Innovation Lab at the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy GSA)

GSA gets a refreshed set of recommendations for dealing with real property

Leasing/Property Management

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FEHB, OPM, GAO costs, Stethoscope and money on wooden table representing health care, FEHB plans.

Centralized FEHB database key to OPM cost savings, GAO says

Open Season

Image of GAO sign at headquarters office

Why the government should use more shared services to reduce costs

Shared Services

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Federal duplication and overlap: same story, bigger numbers

Management

Success comes from ‘all the wood behind one arrowhead’

Federal Report

Internal financial control problems can afflict agencies large and small

Financial Management

Amid crime surge, USPS law enforcement relying on ‘outdated’ data to justify staffing

The number of serious postal crimes — including burglaries, robberies, assaults, and homicides — increased almost every fiscal year between 2017 and 2023.

Agency Oversight

Congress shows concern for healthcare cyber attacks

With cyber attacks on the rise against healthcare organizations, Congress is starting to notice. Serious attacks have tripled since 2018.

Cybersecurity

3 promising pockets of success in Best Places to Work

Federal Report

In the 2023 Best Places to Work rankings, engagement is on the rise — and there are many pockets of success at agencies that don’t always see the spotlight.