Archive: gao
Government Accountability: The Saga Continues
Okay, dear readers, it's no secret that Government Inc. thinks the Government Accountability Office plays an important role in, well, accountability. But today's raft of reports even surprises us, and not just because of the volume. Here below are a few selections that I think are worth reading: For starters,...
By Robert O'Harrow | March 12, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (6)
Air Force Procurement
In case you missed it, my colleague Dana Hedgpeth wrote a story Friday about bumps in the way of a $1.2 billion Air Force contract awarded to Boeing to maintain the service's fleet of refueling tankers. Boeing competitor Pemco Aeroplex, of Birmingham, Ala., protested the deal in September, alleging the...
By Robert O'Harrow | January 8, 2008; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (5)
The State of GAO
The Government Accountability Office plays a key role as Congress's investigative arm. When the GAO speaks, people listen, or they should anyhow. Though its reports are careful to the point of being bland sometimes, the GAO teams dig deep and work hard to expose fraud, waste and abuse. They...
By Robert O'Harrow | November 15, 2007; 03:43 PM ET | Comments (3)
