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Oversight of the January 6th Capitol Attack: Ongoing Review of the United States Capitol Police Inspector General Flash Reports, Hearing Before the Committee on House Administration, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, Second Session, February 17, 2022
This is the February 17, 2022 hearing on "Oversight of the January 6th Capitol Attack: Ongoing Review of the United States Capitol Police Inspector General Flash Reports," held before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration. From the opening statement of Zoe Lofgren: "Today's hearing represents both a culmination and a continuation. First, this is a culmination of the admirable work performed by Inspector General Michael Bolton and his team regarding the U.S. Capitol Police Department's preparation for and response to the January 6th Capitol attack. The focus of today's hearing is the final four flash reports in the series of eight flash reports released by Inspector General Bolton. All eight of these flash reports reveal systematic deficiencies throughout the U.S. Capitol Police Department in the areas of training, planning, policies, and procedures, intelligence, communication, and leadership, and culture." Statements, letters, and materials submitted for the record include those of the following: Michael A. Bolton and Daniel Schuman.
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2020 Annual Report--Executive Summary
From the Overview: "In last year's annual report, the Commission stated that the situation in the XUAR [Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region] may constitute crimes against humanity as outlined in Article 7(1) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. In March 2020, the Simon-Skjodt Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum stated that there is a 'reasonable basis to believe the government of China is committing crimes against humanity' in the XUAR. Disturbing new evidence has also emerged of a systematic and widespread policy of forced sterilization and birth suppression of the Uyghur and other minority populations. Further, an official XUAR policy document from 2017 stated that nearly half a million middle and elementary school-age children in the XUAR were attending boarding schools, many of whom were involuntarily separated from their families. These trends suggest that the Chinese government is intentionally working to destroy Uyghur and other minority families, culture, and religious adherence, all of which should be considered when determining whether the Chinese government is responsible for perpetrating atrocity crimes--including genocide--against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Turkic and predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities in China."
United States. Congressional-Executive Commission on China
2020
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F-35 Aircraft: DOD Should Assess and Update Its Engine Sustainment Strategy to Support Desired Outcomes, Report to the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives
From the GAO (Government Accountability Office) Highlights: "The F-35 aircraft, with its advanced capabilities, represents a growing portion of DOD's tactical aviation fleet--with over 400 aircraft in use to date. DOD plans to procure about 2,000 more F-35s with estimated life-cycle costs of the program exceeding $1.7 trillion; $1.3 trillion of those costs are associated with sustaining the aircraft. GAO previously reported that challenges sustaining the F-35 engine may pose its greatest sustainment risk over the next 10 years. House Report 116-442 included a provision for GAO to review F-35 engine sustainment challenges. This report evaluates the extent to which (1) the F-35's engine sustainment strategy has been aligned with military service desired outcomes; (2) DOD has met performance goals for sustaining the F-35 engine; and (3) DOD has developed and implemented plans to address any challenges. GAO reviewed program documentation, analyzed sustainment data, and interviewed officials from DOD and the prime contractor for the F-35 engine, Pratt & Whitney."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: H.R. 2992, TBI and PTSD Law Enforcement Training Act
From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate: "H.R. 2992 would direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to develop crisis intervention training tools for use by first responders who interact with persons suffering from traumatic brain injuries [TBIs] and post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]. The act also would require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study and report about the prevalence and incidence of concussions among first responders. The act would authorize the appropriation of $54 million annually over the 2023-2027 period for a grant program administered by DOJ that funds treatment services for mentally ill adults and juveniles. Grants are awarded to local law enforcement and mental health agencies. In addition, H.R. 2992 would authorize funds to be used by DOJ to develop mental health training tools for use by local agencies and first responders. In fiscal year 2022, the Congress appropriated $40 million for the program. Using information provided by the agency and data about historical spending patterns for the program, CBO estimates the act would cost $203 million over the 2023-2027 period, and $67 million after 2027, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-18
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Defense Health Agency: Oversight Needed to Better Ensure That Children Are Screened, Tested, and Treated for Lead Exposure, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The Department of Defense's (DOD) TRICARE program provides care to eligible pediatric beneficiaries through its military medical treatment facilities or civilian providers. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (NDAA 2020) required DOD to (1) establish guidelines for its facility providers on screening, testing, and reporting blood lead levels in children; (2) disseminate these guidelines to its facility providers; and (3) submit to Congress a report on the number of children screened for an elevated risk of lead exposure, tested for lead in the blood, and the number found to have an elevated blood lead level. NDAA 2020 also included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to report on the effectiveness of DOD's pediatric lead processes. This report (1) describes the guidelines DHA [Defense Health Agency] established for facility providers for screening, testing, treating, and reporting of blood lead levels in children and how DOD disseminates them, (2) examines DHA oversight of facility provider adherence to the guidelines, and (3) describes the reliability--accuracy and completeness--of the data in DOD's report to Congress."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2022-07
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: Estimated Budgetary Effects of H.R. 4040, the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act of 2022
From the Document: "H.R. 4040 would extend until December 31, 2024, certain telehealth waivers in Medicare that were implemented during the current public health emergency. In March 2022, Public Law 117-103, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, extended those waivers until 151 days after the end of the emergency. The waivers temporarily lift certain restrictions on the delivery of Medicare services via telehealth, such as limitations on the types of providers eligible to bill telehealth services, the location of beneficiaries who can receive those services, and the use of audio-only technology. H.R. 4040 would delay until January 1, 2025, the implementation of a requirement that Medicare beneficiaries have periodic in-person visits for mental health services delivered via telehealth. The bill also would reduce funding for the Medicare Improvement Fund."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2022-07-26
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Coast Guard Health Records: Timely Acquisition of New System is Critical to Overcoming Challenges with Paper Process, Statement of David A. Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "In 2010, the Coast Guard initiated an effort--known as IHiS [Integrated Health Information System]-- to replace its aging EHR [electronic health record] system with a new system that was to modernize various health care services for its nearly 50,000 military members. However, in October 2015, the Coast Guard announced that the modernization project would be canceled. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to summarize its report that is being released today on the Coast Guard's actions related to its EHR modernization initiative."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Powner, David A.
2018-01-30
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Information Security: Supply Chain Risks Affecting Federal Agencies, Statement of Gregory C. Wilshusen Director, Information Security Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittees on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, and Oversight and Management Efficiency, Committee on Homeland Security, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "IT [Information Technology] systems are essential to the operations of the federal government. The supply chain--the set of organizations, people, activities, and resources that create and move a product from suppliers to end users--for IT systems is complex and global in scope. The exploitation of vulnerabilities in the IT supply chain is a continuing threat. Federal security guidelines provide for managing the risks to the supply chain. This testimony statement highlights information security risks associated with the supply chains used by federal agencies to procure IT systems. The statement also summarizes GAO's [Government Accountability Office] 2012 report that assessed the extent to which four national security-related agencies had addressed such risks. To develop this statement, GAO relied on its previous reports, as well as information provided by the national security-related agencies on their actions in response to GAO's previous recommendations. GAO also reviewed federal information security guidelines and directives."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Wilshusen, Gregory C.
2018-07-12
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/21/22 Select Committee Hearing [video]
This is the June 21, 2022 video recording of the Select Committee hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is two hours, forty-nine minutes and twenty-five seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-21
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/13/22 Select Committee Hearing [video]
This is the June 13, 2022 hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is two hours, eight minutes, and five seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-13
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/16/22 Select Committee Hearing [video]
This is a video recording of the June 16, 2022 hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is two hours, forty-eight minutes, and fifteen seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-16
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/09/22 Select Committee [video]
This is the June 9, 2022 video recording of the hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is two hours, seven minutes, and forty seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-09
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Information Technology Reform: Agencies Need to Improve Certification of Incremental Development, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "Investments in federal IT [information technology] too often result in failed projects that incur cost overruns and schedule slippages. Recognizing the severity of issues related to government-wide IT management, Congress enacted federal IT acquisition reform legislation in December 2014. Among other things, the law states that OMB [Office of Management and Budget] require in its annual IT capital planning guidance that CIOs [Chief Information Officer] certify that IT investments are adequately implementing incremental development. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review agencies' use of incremental development. This report addresses the number of investments certified by agency CIOs as implementing adequate incremental development and any reported challenges, and whether agencies' CIO certification policies and processes were in accordance with FITARA [Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act]. GAO analyzed data for major IT investments in development, as reported by 24 agencies, and identified their reported challenges and use of certification information. GAO also reviewed the 24 agencies' policies and processes for the CIO certification of incremental development and interviewed OMB staff."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-11
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Data Center Optimization: Agencies Need to Address Challenges and Improve Progress to Achieve Cost Savings Goal, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "In December 2014, FITARA [Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act] was enacted and included a series of provisions related to improving the performance of data centers, including requiring OMB [Office of Management and Budget] to establish optimization metrics and agencies to report on progress toward meeting the metrics. OMB's Federal Chief Information Officer subsequently launched DCOI [Data Center Optimization Initiative] to build on prior data center consolidation and optimization efforts. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to review data center optimization. GAO's objectives were to (1) assess agencies' progress against OMB's data center optimization targets, (2) identify agencies' notable optimization successes and challenges, and (3) evaluate the extent to which agencies are able to effectively measure server utilization. To do so, GAO evaluated the 24 DCOI agencies' progress against OMB's fiscal year 2018 optimization targets, interviewed officials, and assessed agencies' efforts to implement monitoring tools for server utilization."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-08
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Homeland Security: Progress Made to Implement IT Reform, but Additional Chief Information Officer Involvement Needed, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the highlights section within the document: "In 2014, Congress enacted IT [Information Technology] reform legislation, referred to as FITARA, which includes provisions related to seven areas of IT acquisition management. In 2015, OMB [Office of Management and Budget] released FITARA implementation guidance that outlined agency CIO [Chief Information Officer] responsibilities and required agencies to develop action plans for implementing the guidance. This report examines, among other things, the extent to which DHS has implemented selected action plans and the key challenges that DHS has faced in implementing selected FITARA provisions. To do so, GAO [Government Accountability Office] analyzed DHS's efforts to implement a sample of 31 of 109 action plans that DHS had reported as complete and that described later-stage implementation steps. To determine challenges, GAO analyzed and compared DHS documentation, including a random sample of IT-related contracts and agreements, to selected FITARA provisions to identify gaps between what was required by FITARA and what DHS had implemented. These provisions required, among other things, significant coordination between DHS headquarters and five components. [...] GAO is making 7 recommendations to DHS to ensure that it fully and effectively implements FITARA. Among other things, GAO recommends that DHS fully implement the action plans and address challenges related to CIO contract approval and evaluation of risk. DHS concurred with all 7 recommendations and provided estimated completion dates for implementing each of them."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-05-18
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Information Technology Modernization: Corporation for National and Community Service Needs to Develop a System that Supports Grant Monitoring, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "CNCS [Corporation for National and Community Service] engages more than five million Americans yearly in national volunteer service by awarding grants to programs such as AmeriCorps and Senior Corps. In fiscal year 2016, CNCS received almost $800 million in appropriations to fund approximately 2,300 grants. The agency is taking steps to modernize its outdated IT [information technology] infrastructure, including developing and delivering systems to replace its legacy grant management system and improve IT support of the agency's grant monitoring program. In a March 2017 report, GAO [Government Accountability Office] noted system deficiencies that resulted in usability, data quality, and other technical issues. This report examines (1) the extent to which CNCS's IT modernization projects align with business and management needs for grant monitoring and (2) progress CNCS has made toward ensuring the successful and timely delivery of new systems to support grant monitoring. GAO assessed agency planning and IT project management documents against key practices and conducted interviews with agency officials. GAO is recommending three actions to improve CNCS's practices for defining requirements and developing schedules and test plans for grant monitoring system development. In comments on a draft of this report, CNCS did not fully agree with the recommendations. Based on additional documentation that CNCS provided, GAO revised the report, as appropriate, and modified the recommendations."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-08
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Public Health Information Technology: HHS Has Made Little Progress Toward Implementing Enhanced Situational Awareness Network Capabilities, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "A public health event, such as a widespread disease outbreak or health problems resulting from a weather-related emergency, could have catastrophic consequences for the nation. These potential threats can be partially mitigated by having a national public health situational awareness capability--that is, a capability for public health officials to be able to access real-time information about emerging threats to enable them to make timely, responsive decisions to prepare for and respond to emergencies. PAHPRA [Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013] required HHS [Health and Human Services] to establish a near real-time electronic nationwide public health situational awareness capability through an interoperable network of systems. PAHPRA also included a provision for GAO [Government Accountability Office] to evaluate HHS's progress in developing such a capability. This report addresses what progress HHS has made toward establishing the network. GAO analyzed documents describing HHS's plan for enhancing public health situational awareness and evaluated evidence of actions taken by HHS to establish the network required by PAHPRA. GAO also examined the department's IT [Information Technology] planning and management processes and guidance, and interviewed HHS officials."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-09
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Information Security: FDIC Needs to Improve Controls Over Financial Systems and Information, Report to the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
From the Highlights: "FDIC [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation] has a demanding responsibility enforcing banking laws, regulating financial institutions, and protecting depositors. Because of FDIC's reliance on information systems, effective information security controls are essential to ensure that the corporation's systems and information are adequately protected from inadvertent or deliberate misuse, improper modification, unauthorized disclosure, or destruction. As part of its audit of the 2016 and 2015 financial statements of the Deposit Insurance Fund and the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Resolution Fund, which are administered by FDIC, GAO [Government Accountability Office] assessed the effectiveness of the corporation's controls in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its financial systems and information. To do so, GAO examined security policies, procedures, reports, and other documents; tested controls over key financial applications; and interviewed FDIC personnel. [...] GAO is recommending that FDIC take one action to more fully implement its information security program. In a separate report with limited distribution, GAO made six recommendations to FDIC to address newly identified weaknesses in access and configuration management controls. In commenting on a draft of this report, FDIC agreed with GAO's recommendation and stated that corrective actions to implement the recommendation will be completed by July 2017."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-05-31
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S. Rept. 117-129: Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022, to Accompany S. 4166, Including Cost Estimate of the Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2022
From the Purpose and Summary: "S. 4166, the Technological Hazards Preparedness and Training Act of 2022, expands the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) preparedness programming capacity to help more communities address technological hazards, such as from radiological or chemical sources. The bill also requires FEMA to identify communities with the highest risk of and vulnerability to a technological hazard in each state, ensure state governments are aware of the threat and the availability of FEMA technical assistance and training to address this threat, and provide an annual report to Congress on the activities taken to implement this bill. It provides FEMA an authorization of appropriations of $20,000,000 for fiscal years 2023 through 2024."
United States. Government Publishing Office
2022-07-12
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Information Technology: Continued Implementation of High-Risk Recommendations Is Needed to Better Manage Acquisitions, Operations, and Cybersecurity, Statement of David A. Powner, Director Information Technology Management Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittees on Government Operations and Information Technology, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives
From the Highlights: "The federal government plans to invest almost $96 billion in IT [information technology] in fiscal year 2018. Historically, IT investments have too often failed or contributed little to mission-related outcomes. Further, increasingly sophisticated threats and frequent cyber incidents underscore the need for effective information security. As a result, GAO [Government Accountability Office] added two areas to its high-risk list: IT security in 1997 and the management of IT acquisitions and operations in 2015. This statement summarizes agencies' progress in improving IT management and ensuring the security of federal IT. It is primarily based on GAO's prior reports issued between February 1997 and May 2018 (and an ongoing review) on (1) CIO [Chief Information Officer] responsibilities, (2) agency CIOs' involvement in approving IT contracts, (3) data center consolidation efforts, (4) the management of software licenses, and (5) compliance with cybersecurity requirements. From fiscal years 2010 through 2015, GAO made about 800 recommendations to OMB [Office of Management and Budget] and federal agencies to address shortcomings in IT acquisitions and operations. Since 2010, GAO also made about 2,700 recommendations to federal agencies to improve the security of federal systems. These recommendations include those to improve the implementation of CIO responsibilities, the oversight of the data center consolidation initiative, software license management efforts, and the strength of security programs and technical controls. Most agencies agreed with these recommendations, and GAO will continue to monitor their implementation."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Powner, David A.
2018-05-23
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Veterans Affairs: Addressing IT Management Challenges Is Essential to Effectively Supporting the Department's Mission, Statement of Carol C. Harris, Director Information Technology Management Issues, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives
From the Document: "GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to summarize key results and recommendations from its work at VA [Department of Veterans Affairs] that examined systems modernization efforts, FITARA [Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act] implementation, and cybersecurity efforts. To do so, GAO reviewed its recently issued reports and incorporated information on the department's actions in response to GAO's recommendations. GAO has made numerous recent recommendations to VA aimed at improving the department's IT [Information Technology] management. VA has generally agreed with the recommendations and has taken steps to address them; however, the department has fully implemented less than half of them. Fully implementing all of GAO's recommendations would help VA ensure that its IT effectively supports the department's mission."
United States. Government Accountability Office
Harris, Carol C.
2019-04-02
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Information Technology: Effective Practices Have Improved Agencies' FITARA Implementation, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Document: "In this report, GAO [Government Accountability Office] identifies practices that agencies have used to effectively implement FITARA [Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act]. GAO selected five provisions of FITARA to review: (1) CIO [Chief Information Officers] authority enhancements; (2) enhanced transparency and improved risk management; (3) portfolio review; (4) data center consolidation; and (5) software purchasing. GAO then selected nine agencies that had success in implementing at least one of the five provisions. GAO compiled practices where at least one agency was better positioned to implement a provision or realized an IT management improvement or cost savings."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2019-04
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: Law Enforcement Experience on January 6th [Video]
This is the July 27, 2021 video recording of the Select Committee hearing on "Law Enforcement Experience on January 6th." The duration of the video is three hours, thirty-one minutes, and eleven seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2021-07-27
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Internet of Things: FCC Should Track Growth to Ensure Sufficient Spectrum Remains Available, Report to Congressional Requesters
From the Highlights: "IoT [Internet of Things] generally refers to devices (or 'things'), such as vehicles and appliances, that use a network to communicate and share data with each other. The increasing popularity of wireless IoT devices that use spectrum has created questions about spectrum needs. GAO [Government Accountability Office] was asked to examine issues related to spectrum and IoT. This report discusses, among other things, (1) spectrum challenges related to IoT, (2) how the federal government plans for IoT's spectrum needs, and (3) how selected leading countries prepare for IoT's spectrum needs."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-11
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COVID-19 -- Food and Nutrition Service's Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer -- Interim Report
From the What OIG [Office of the Inspector General] Found: "The Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT), administered by the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), provided benefits loaded on EBT cards for the purchase of food in lieu of the meals that the children would have received in school. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) authorized the establishment of P-EBT temporary assistance for households with children affected by school closures due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Secretary authorized $37.1 billion to the States from P-EBT's March 18, 2020, inception through March 31, 2021, with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval. We also found that during the period reviewed, FNS conducted outreach activities--such as webinars, phone calls, and written documentation--to maximize State participation in P-EBT assistance. Finally, FNS did not develop formal procedures to distribute P�'EBT funds because P-EBT provided temporary emergency assistance benefits. Instead, FNS used the legislative eligibility requirements to develop State plan templates and released guidance for State agencies to submit their proposed plans to FNS for approval. We did not identify any issues that would warrant recommendations; therefore, we are not making any recommendations in this report."
United States. Department of Agriculture. Office of the Inspector General
2022-06
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/23/22 Select Committee Hearing [Video]
This is the 06/23/22 Select Committee hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is two hours, thirty-eight minutes and ten seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-23
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 06/28/22 Select Committee Hearing [video]
This is the 06/28/22 Select Committee hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The duration of the video is one hour, fifty-nine minutes and twenty-six seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-06-28
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Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol: 07/12/22 Select Committee Hearing [video]
This is the July 12, 2022 video recording of the Select Committee hearing on "Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol." The Duration of the video is three hours, seven minutes, and thirty-five seconds.
United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
2022-07-12
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Information Technology: OMB Needs to Report on and Improve Its Oversight of the Highest Priority Programs, Report to Congressional Committees
From the Highlights: "The federal government plans to spend almost $96 billion on IT [information technology] investments in fiscal year 2018; however, as the GAO [U.S. Government Accountability Office] has previously found, too often these investments have cost overruns and schedule delays. To enhance oversight of IT programs, for 2015, Congress directed the OMB [Office of Management and Budget] to identify the 10 highest priority IT programs that are under development across federal agencies and report on their status each quarter. Further, for 2016, Congress directed USDS [U.S. Digital Service] to provide a quarterly report of current USDS projects, including the top 10 high priority programs. GAO was asked to review OMB's oversight of high priority programs. This review evaluated (1) OMB's process for identifying, overseeing, and reporting on the high priority IT investment programs and (2) USDS's process for identifying and prioritizing its projects, including its consideration of the high priority programs, and its reporting on the projects. GAO analyzed OMB memorandums and reports to Congress and interviewed OMB staff, including from USDS. In addition, GAO compared USDS's processes with IT management best practices."
United States. Government Accountability Office
2017-11
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Nuclear Weapons Security Crises: What Does History Teach?
"The past 2 decades have seen an increase in nuclear dangers. Arsenals have been operationalized in India and Pakistan, and China seems to be augmenting its own. North Korea has crossed the nuclear threshold, and Iran seems to be on the way to do so itself. Four hitherto undisclosed--and illegal--nuclear programs were discovered: Iraq in 1991, Iran in 2002, Libya in 2003, and Syria in 2007. Pakistani and North Korean nuclear expertise and technology transfers were also uncovered. Al-Qaeda and other jihadist groups showed an interest in gaining access to nuclear weapons and materials, and some attacked nuclear-related facilities in Pakistan. The security and control of nuclear weapons is thus more important than ever, as witnessed by the political success of two Nuclear Security Summits in Washington (2010) and Seoul (2012). Despite disagreement over budget priorities, the topic enjoys a rare level of bipartisanship in the United States. Much has been written about nuclear accidents and nuclear crises, but much less about the impact of political crises in nuclear-capable states. The goal that Henry Sokolski and I set in undertaking this project was to shed light on the following issue: How do nuclear-capable states behave in times of major political crises?"
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Sokolski, Henry D.; Tertrais, Bruno
2013-07
