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Grants procurement pilots demonstrate speed to modernization

Andrea Sampanis, the acting director of the Grants QSMO in HHS, said her team helped three small agencies adopt award management systems more easily.

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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

Navy

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

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

Four years into DoD financial audits, IG says progress has stalled

The OIG says leadership is needed to get DoD’s financial improvement program back on track. And there’s reason for optimism on that front, now that several…

On DoD

FILE - A sign is displayed outside the Internal Revenue Service building May 4, 2021, in Washington. A private company, enQ, lets those who are willing to pay jump to the front of the line to get their phone calls answered at the IRS. That has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the IRS to investigate the company's impact on the agency's phone capacity. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

IRS’ quick wins by procurement, finance demonstrate power, value of RPA

The procurement and finance organizations have helped push the IRS toward a more innovative approach that focuses on automation to move away from repetitive,…

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Another attempt to revive federal shared services

Reporter's Notebook

GSA and Treasury’s Bureau of Fiscal Service will launch the financial management shared services marketplace later this year with public and private sector providers.