Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Thursday asked the General Services Administration to provide details about its financial management and internal controls ai

Agencies have until Aug. 31 to submit plans showing how they will consolidate and share human resources and email systems, help desk support and other information technology services.

Hard to believe, but the State Department’s Office of Inspector General has been without a permanent head for more than four years.

A 2004 law realigning its compensation system also made a change to the very public face of the agency: it's name. GAO would henceforth stand for Government Accountability Office.

The Government Accountability Office will release a report this morning detailing problems with the Army's payroll system — challenges that threaten the Defense Department's ability to be audit-read

The Office of Management and Budget's decision to pause major agency financial management projects in 2010 didn't affect most of the programs' cost or timeline.

The Federal Government Faces Continuing Financial Management and Long-Term Fiscal Challenges, by Comptroller General Gene L.

A bill requiring agencies for the first time to post spending at the program level on a central website would cost some $115 million over the next four years, the Congressional Budget Office reported

The public rarely sees the inner workings of government agencies. If they did, they'd know, financial management is key to effective mission delivery.

Management Report: Improvements Are Needed in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
GAO-12-415R, February 13.

The massive federal budget request will be unveiled Monday, and some agencies may see some shrinkage in their IT budgets this coming year.

Information Technology: SBA Needs to Strengthen Oversight of Its Loan Management and Accounting System Modernization.
GAO-12-295, January 25.

Changes are coming to the top ranks of the Office of Management and Budget just as the agency prepares to release President Obama’s proposed fiscal 2013 federal bud

The Defense Department received a boost in meeting its goal to have clean financial books by 2017.

A new push to improve performance also could change how the government chooses chief operating officers, with an eye toward candidates who find true interest in data-driven reviews of federal programs

The federal government's consolidated financial report for 2011 is out and the picture isn't pretty.

After five years of preparation, the Defense Information Systems Agency has received its first “clean audit” decision under a federal law that mandates financial transparency.

Defense Department Inspector General Gordon Heddell is stepping down next month.

For the first time in two decades, independent auditors said financial books were in order at 23 of 24 applicable federal agencies, the

In 2011, Grant Thornton joined forces with the American Association for Budget and Program Analysis (AABPA) for a first-time, online survey of 231 federal budget professionals.

Washington, D.C. — The most advanced financial management system in Army history, the General Fund Enterprise Business System, or GFEBS, is now operational worldwide.

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee passed three bills today to combat wasteful spending in government, strengt

The White House budget director, Jack Lew, directed agency leaders to ensure their chief information officers are responsible for "true portfolio management for all IT [information technology]" and no

This month's GAO Reports:

DOD Financial Management: Improved Controls, Processes, and Systems Are Needed for Accurate and Reliable Financial Information,

As the Defense Department starts the new fiscal year Saturday, it will be pursuing some new business goals.