Traumatic brain injury center for vets plagued by management problems

By Laurel Adams

The Pentagon’s traumatic brain injury and psychological health center for veterans has been hindered by unfocused leadership, slow hiring, a

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"… looking for contractors to digitize more 4 million feet of film. (NGA) …"

"… th 23,998 last year.The center relies on a management authority within the Pentagon which sets its funding. The management authority did not properly classify …"

Lack of contract oversight puts billions at risk

By Laurel Adams

Federal agencies are increasingly reliant on contractors but many struggle to manage them and therefore expose billions in taxpayer dollars

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"… e watchdog also found problems with the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the Pentagon’s contract management office. The agency experienced conflicts of intere …"

"… ls and oversight are not in place,” the GAO said.The GAO singled out the Pentagon, Department of Energy, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration a …"

Pentagon’s anti-trafficking efforts need improvement

By Laurel Adams

For the past 10 years, the Pentagon has required a clause against human-trafficking on military contracts, but a review by the inspector gen

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"… actor in the train collision in June 2009. (GAO) …"

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Pentagon criticized for falling short on efficiencies

By Laurel Adams

The Department of Defense spends billions of dollars every year to maintain contract management, finances, and weapon acquisition. A report

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"… pon acquisition. A report by the Government Accountability Office said the Pentagon falls short in creating management and planning goals.“Without a continu …"

"… rity programs in light of DOD’s fiscal challenges,” the GAO warned.The Pentagon has not set up procedures to help military departments reach a consensus o …"

"… and progress in achieving reforms in the long term,” the report said.The Pentagon’s budget goal for the next five years asks each military department to f …"

Pentagon’s military inventory needs better housekeeping

By Laurel Adams

Owning spare and replacement parts for complex weapon systems and military equipment is essential to military preparedness, but buying, trac

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"… , but buying, tracking and storing these parts is extremely expensive. The Pentagon is tasked with managing about 4 million different items in its military eq …"

"… .Since 1990, the Government Accountability Office has been critical of the Pentagon’s supply chain, singling out “ineffective and inefficient inventory ma …"

EPA needs to improve monitoring of Missouri toxic waste site

By Laurel Adams

A review by the inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency reveals deficiencies in safety testing at a Superfund hazardous was

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"… Inspector General (OIG), and other government entities.NATIONAL SECURITY* Pentagon officials did not properly validate contractor overcharges for a $1.8 bill …"

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Sensitive information posted on Pentagon’s own public Websites, report says

By Laurel Adams

The Pentagon, already embarrassed by WikiLeaks’ publication of classified documents, needs to tighten up management of hundreds of its own w

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"… tion equipment that can be installed in airport terminal lobbies. (OIG) …"

"… there, according to a new inspector general report.A review of 436 of the Pentagon’s public websites found the Department of Defense failed to properly man …"

"… s can capture and distribute it.The inspector general recommended that the Pentagon within 120 days create and maintain an inventory of all publicly-accessibl …"

"… web administrators to receive security training. In accompanying remarks, Pentagon officials said they agreed with the recommendationsFAST FACT: The inspecto …"

USAID, Pentagon struggle to make water projects in Afghanistan sustainable

By Laurel Adams

As U.S. troops draw down forces in Afghanistan over the next 18 to 24 months, what will happen to the water projects the U.S. spent millions

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"… ort.Previously, the GAO requested a centralized database for USAID and the Pentagon to coordinate their water projects, but that still hasn’t happened. The …"

"… nment, creating disappointment and distrust in Afghan ministries. Both the Pentagon and USAID also lack necessary information about projects in Afghanistan th …"

Pentagon improves security clearance process but focus on quality still needed, report says

By Laurel Adams

After falling behind timelines to complete security clearances for years, the Pentagon has finally caught up, but concerns with the quality

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"… er falling behind timelines to complete security clearances for years, the Pentagon has finally caught up, but concerns with the quality of the clearances rem …"

"… Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act in 2004. Since 2005, the Pentagon has been on the GAO’s “high-risk” list for its persistent delays in …"

"… in meeting benchmarks on security clearance fixes.As recently as 2007, the Pentagon took an average of 325 days to complete most security clearances – clear …"

"… ce decisions, and the agency could not explain why.The GAO will review the Pentagon’s compliance status in January 2011.FAST FACT: The Pentagon processed ab …"

Pentagon contract for M-RAPS is ahead of schedule

By Laurel Adams

A Pentagon contract with Oshkosh Corp. to make mine-resistant vehicles to protect Army and Marine Corps soldiers in Afghanistan is ahead of

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"… r systems detect potential contaminants (Congressional Research Service). …"

"… a competitive technology development phase.”The GAO also noted that the Pentagon lacks a strategy for investing in the protective vehicles and recommended …"

"… uce and the light-joint vehicle will cost around $322,000, compared to the Pentagon’s older Humvee vehicle, which costs about $186,000 to make.Following are …"

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