Archive: April 20, 2008 - April 26, 2008
IGs, Oversight, Reform
The Senate has approved a measure to bolster the roles of inspectors general, the figures in government who have perhaps the main role in providing eyes and ears for American taxpayers. The Inspector General Reform Act of 2007 would ensure that the IG jobs are filled with qualified folks...
By Robert O'Harrow | April 25, 2008; 9:31 AM ET | Comments (6)
Databases and Loopholes
The House yesterday approved the Federal Spending Accountability Act, which mandates the creation of a database of contractor misdeeds that could be used in award decisions. Introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), the legislation presses an idea that has been bouncing around in Congress for a while: to hold...
By Robert O'Harrow | April 24, 2008; 7:00 AM ET | Comments (1)
Unfair!
Contractors want to kill a federal effort to create a database of civil, criminal and administrative proceedings against them. The reason: It would be unfair to contractors. So says a story last week in DefenseNews. The Federal Spending Accountability Act, introduced by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), went to the...
By Robert O'Harrow | April 23, 2008; 5:24 AM ET | Comments (2)
Getting Along
The dispute between the GSA Chief Lurita Doan and GSA Inspector General Brian Miller continues to simmer like a fine sauce. You will recall that Doan complained two years ago that Miller was not going along with streamlining efforts at the agency, while Milller accused her of trying to crimp...
By Robert O'Harrow | April 22, 2008; 9:17 AM ET | Comments (1)
