Financial Management

FEMA is still on the hook for several pandemic-related expenses

FEMA used disaster relief funds to cover the costs of vaccinations and testing sites, among other things.

Maybe the micro purchase threshold is a little too micro

Financial Management

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New strategy, A-123 update to help reduce improper payments

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Big Data Technology for Business Finance Concept.

Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization

Ask the CIO

Contractor’s dispute over cost-accounting standards has roots dating back 17 years

Contracting

FILE - Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a letter to an advocacy group for minor leaguers asking questions about baseball's antitrust exemption. Sen. Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat who chairs the committee, and Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, sent the letter Tuesday, June 28, to Harry Marino, executive director of Advocates for Minor Leaguers.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)

Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card

Federal Newscast

CX Exchange 2024: AmeriCorps, NTSB on using TMF funding to reimagine systems and services

IT Modernization

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

Agency Oversight

Without full year budget, Navy to face $40B shortfall

Russell Rumbaugh, the Navy’s comptroller, said the financial management modernization effort could be delayed if the 2024 budget is reduced or cut.

Navy

Lawmakers flag concerns with payment delays, cost overruns for Coast Guard’s new financial system

The Coast Guard officially transitioned to the new system in January, but technical issues have led to a backlog of invoices.

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2020 file photo, postal workers load their mail delivery vehicles at the Panorama city post office in Los Angeles. The Nov. 3 election will test California's commitment to voting by mail as the nation's most populous state will offer fewer in-person polling places hoping it will convince more people to cast ballots from the safety of their mailboxes during a pandemic. If it doesn't work, the state could see long lines and frustrated voters on Election Day compounded by coronavirus protocols that will make voting in person slower in a year expected to draw a big turnout. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast: It looks like DoD might be underreporting what it’s spending on cloud services. CISA can expect a huge budget increase next year.

Financial Management

FEMA is still on the hook for several pandemic-related expenses

Maybe the micro purchase threshold is a little too micro

New strategy, A-123 update to help reduce improper payments

Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization

The team effort that led to the Marines’ clean audit triumph

Internal financial control problems can afflict agencies large and small

Spanberger demands VA clean up its act when awarding financial incentives

Contractor’s dispute over cost-accounting standards has roots dating back 17 years

Senator underwhelmed by DoD oversight of government purchase card

CX Exchange 2024: AmeriCorps, NTSB on using TMF funding to reimagine systems and services

Treasury giving agencies a fighting chance to prevent fraud

Without full year budget, Navy to face $40B shortfall

Lawmakers flag concerns with payment delays, cost overruns for Coast Guard’s new financial system

Postal workers reminded they cannot profit from speeches, articles or books about official duties