Compensation not top motivator: Pay for performance won’t fix problems By DAVID FRICK, OpEd to Federal Times - August 22, 2010
…Does pay, by itself, motivate the typical fed? I looked at this specific question in my doctoral project in which I surveyed 132 senior federal employees across all agencies. My conclusions: While pay does have […]

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee last month approved the GAO Improvement Act of 2010 (S.2991), sponsored by Senator Claire McCaskill & co-sponsored by Senator Susan Collins.  A McCaskill/Collins substitute version of the bill was voted out of committee on July 28.
The approved measure would strengthen GAO access to information by explicitly reaffirming that Congress has authorized GAO to […]

Late last month, the GAO Union issued its report on how management implemented GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004.
The manner in which former Comptroller General David Walker chose to exercise the discretion provided him under this Act was the main catalyst for the GAO analyst staff to unionize.  Of particular concern to staff were Walker’s market-based pay and personnel workforce restructuring decisions in 2005 & 2006 […]

GAO Access to Intel Obstructed by 1988 OLC Opinion Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News, a publication of the Federation of American Scientists - Aug 5, 2010
The current dispute between the Obama Administration and some members of Congress over whether to strengthen oversight of intelligence programs by the Government Accountability Office is rooted in a 1988 opinion […]

Clay: Modernize Records Management By Rep. William Lacy Clay (PDF of Article) , Special to Roll Call - July 12, 2010
Federal electronic records that document our nation’s history, preserve our rights and maintain critical archival materials are at great risk.
There is growing concern, inside and outside of Congress, about federal agencies’ management of vital electronic […]

Sen. Feinstein blames Pelosi for intel block By Alexander Bolton, The Hill - July 2, 2010
Speaker Pelosi met with National Security Adviser James Jones on Wednesday to push the administration to grant Congress greater oversight of covert intelligence activity. Her demands: She wants to empower Congress to use the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate […]

U.S., Europe At Odds Over Economic Recovery: Guy Raz talks to Ex-Comptroller General David Walker about short and long term fiscal issues, National Public Radio - June 27, 2010
Excerpts from interview with David Walker, former comptroller general of the United States and president of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation:
Mr. WALKER: …we have an uncertain economic recovery […]

Provide Your Comments to Congress on GAO’s Human Capital Flexibility by Friday, June 11, 2010 Union News, GAO ANALYSTS NEWS CENTER - May 27, 2010
Congress mandated in 2004 that GAO report on how GAO has exercised its personnel management flexibility under sections 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10 of the “Human Capital II” Act (GAO […]

Re-applying the Lipstick: The Next Generation of Merit Pay By Robbie Kunreuther, www.fedsmith.com - Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The article discussed below mentions GAO and how PFP helped motivate the formation of the GAO union.
Robbie Kunreuther, Director of Government Personnel Services (GPS), who has 35 years in the government’s trenches (13+ in the civil service and 22 more teaching seminars […]

United States Government Accountability Office Fiscal Year 2011 Performance Plan GAO-10-598SP - May 21, 2010 (PDF, 32 pages)
Summary: This report presents the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2011. In the spirit of the Government Performance and Results Act, this annual plan informs the Congress and the American people about what we […]

Davis_ECF_Appeal_Reply_Brief_as filed_051810
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
_______________________________
No 10-5044
_______________________________
Civil Action No. 06-1002
_______________________________
ARTHUR L. DAVIS,
JIMMIE GILBERT,
JAMES D. MOSES, for themselves
and all others similarly situated,
Appellants,
V.
GENE l. DODARO, ACTING
COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
of the United States Government
Accountability Office (GAO)
and
Michael Wolf, Chair,
The Personnel Appeals Board of the GAO,
Appellees.
Appellants, Arthur L. Davis, Jimmie Gilbert and James D. Moses hereby
Reply to […]

The GAO Must Perform a Diligent Independent Audit of the More Than $2 Trillion Issued By the Fed Robert Auerbach, Professor, Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin | The Huffington Post - Posted: May 13, 2010
Senator Bernie Sanders’ amendment for a partial audit of the Federal Reserve’s operations […]

Former U.S. Comptroller General: ‘People starved for truth and leadership’ by Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor | The Daily Record - Jacksonville, Florida - May 12, 2010
A man who ran government accountability is demanding more of it.  David Walker, a 10-year veteran as U.S. Comptroller General and head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office, brings his […]

Senate approves toned-down Fed audit By Silla Brush | The Hill - May 11, 2010
The Senate on Tuesday, with overwhelming support, passed legislation requiring new audits of the Federal Reserve.
The 96-0 vote came after Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) modified an earlier version of the audit legislation that was strongly opposed by the White House and Federal […]

What was wrong with Paul Light’s OpEd The right choice for a federal watchdog (PDF) published today by the Washington Post? (Light’s OpEd also was published previously by the Post on Apr. 30 under the title “Who best could lead the GAO?”) By GAOUnion.org - May 7, 2010
Professor Paul Light recently has opined on the issue of who should be selected as the next Comptroller […]

Who best could lead the GAO?  (PDF) by Paul C. Light, Professor at New York University’s Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, Washington Post Op-Ed - April 30, 2010
It is not clear whom President Obama will select, but no matter the nominee, three criteria should be at the fore:First, the comptroller general must be […]

In his Memorandum Opinion dated December 18, 2009, Judge Emmett G. Sullivan, of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, refused to dismiss two of GAO Plaintiff James D. Moses’ age discrimination claims in Case No. 06-CV- 01712 (EGS). Specifically, the Court denied GAO’s motion to dismiss without prejudice on Plaintiff’s claims that: (1) His employer, the […]

House Floor Remarks about GAO (key excerpts) made during consideration of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2008 – June 22, 2007
Mr. DAVIS of Illionis.  For the past 18 months, the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, which I chair, has been investigating certain personnel actions taken by the Comptroller General.
Our investigation culminated in a […]

Opening Statement of Chairman Danny K. Davis of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce at the Joint Hearing of May 22, 2007 on GAO Personnel Reform: Does It Meet Expectations?

My hope is that at the end of this hearing, GAO will take steps to regain its credibility by honoring its commitments, obeying the […]

I Beg to Differ: The US GAO’s Bid Protest Process Defense Industry Daily - Military Purchasing News for Defense Procurement Managers and Contractors - April 22, 2010
This free-to-view DID Spotlight article takes a look at the GAO’s authority and process for reviewing defense contract protests, the effects its decisions have, charges of process abuse, alternative protest venues, […]

Senator calls health care reform ‘mother of all implementation challenges’ By Elizabeth Newell, Govexec.com - April 19, 2010
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., warned federal managers on Monday that implementing health care reform and getting it right will be “the mother of all implementation challenges.” The effort will be even harder than getting the $737 billion in […]

The GAO Review 1966-1987 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The GAO Review was an American magazine published during the late 20th century. It was published by the Government Accountability Office of the United States Congress. It began in 1966 and ceased publication in 1987. It was succeeded by The GAO Journal
The purpose of the Review was […]

GAO Journal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The GAO Journal was an American magazine published during the late 20th century that succeeded The GAO Review. It was published by the Government Accountability Office of the United States Congress. It began in 1988 and ceased publication in 1992.
The purpose of the Journal was to cover government and […]

Statements from Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Acting CG Dodaro at the March 17, 2010 Hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommitee on the Legislative Branch on GAO’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request
Excerpts from Transcript of March 17, 2010 Hearing 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:  … I am very concerned about the lack of progress on merit-based pay — pay raises. I understand that […]

Legislative Branch Subcommittee Hearing on FY11 GAO, GPO, and CBO Budgets - WEBCAST OF THE HEARING
GAO FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET REQUEST Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate, Statement of Gene L. Dodaro Acting Comptroller General of the United States GAO-10-574T (PDF, 13 pages) - April 15, 2010
…As a knowledge-based […]

Oversight committee OKs telework and TSP bills By Jessica Lambertson Govexec.com - April 14, 2010
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday approved measures to expand telework and to allow federal employees to invest the value of unused leave in their retirement accounts.
The panel passed the 2009 Telework Improvements Act (H.R.1722) by a voice […]

Democrats want anti-Bush loyalist for GAO director: Comptroller general usually nonpartisan By Rowan Scarborough, Washington Times - April 13, 2010
Congressional Democrats are pushing for the appointment of a party loyalist and frequent critic of President George W. Bush to a powerful government watchdog post that historically has gone to nonpartisan nominees.
The post is comptroller general […]

Platts bids for Comptroller General job WFED’s Max Cacas - April 12, 2010
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Before leaving on their two-week Easter/Passover break, the leadership of the House and Senate sent to President Obama a list of four possible nominees to be the next Comptroller General of the United States. The Comptroller General also runs the Government Accountability […]

GAO Retirees Seek Retroactive Raises (PDF) By Emily Yehle, Roll Call Staff - April 12, 2010
Although analysts at the Government Accountability Office are on the verge of getting their 2010 merit raises, some of their retired colleagues are still struggling to receive their cost-of-living allowances from 2006 and 2007.
It has been two years since Congress […]

Comptroller General nominee talks about issues facing GAO WFED’s Max Cacas - April 9, 2010 - 10:32am
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Before leaving on their two-week Easter break, the leadership of the House and Senate sent to President Obama a list of four possible nominees to be the next Comptroller General of the United States.
One of the nominees comes from the […]