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The government needs to do more to measure agency performance

"Going two years without a review would be like flying blind without having the information that's key to how the agency is performing," said Lori Atkinson.

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Government Accountability Office sign in front of the agency headquarters building in Washington, D.C. (Image source: Government Accountability Office)
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Pentagon eyes end to PDFs for budget transfers

The Pentagon is testing a digital funding system to replace PDF-based budget transfers, aiming to cut disbursement times from months to as little as two weeks.

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International Team of Military Personnel Have Meeting in Top Secret Facility, Female Leader Holds Laptop Computer Talks with Male Specialist. People in Uniform on Strategic Army Meeting

The federal government is going beyond funding research

"There is that ... so-called valley of death that we're trying to be able to help researchers and students and talent get across," said Dr. Erwin Gianchandani.

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In this Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. According to a study released on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, middle-aged Americans who experienced a sudden, large economic blow were more likely to die during the following years than those who didn’t. The heightened danger of death after a devastating loss, which researchers called a β€œwealth shock,” crossed socio-economic lines, affecting people no matter how much money they had to start. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Southern border operations cost DoD at least $2.6 billion

DoD said that approximately $305 million in support provided to DHS in fiscal 2026 is eligible for reimbursement.

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A military transport and surveillance vehicle is parked in a newly designated national defense area on June 11, 2025, along the southern U.S. border in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

University research costs tens of billions of dollars. Where does it all go?

"Since World War II, the federal funding of U.S. basic science has been responsible for about half of all economic growth in America," said Darren Lipomi.

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Biochemical researcher Tiziana Alberio works on sample of saliva at the Insubria university department of biomedical science and research in Busto Arsizio, Italy, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Researchers at Insubria University come up with rapid salivary test methodology with 93% sensitivity rate to Coronavirus. The non invasive action could help screen large group of population before entering closed area such as cinemas, theaters or shopping centers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

The practice of project management isn’t static and neither is the exam

"This most recent refresh, as we call it, of the exam reflects the way that project-driven work is changing and what matters for success," said Dr. Kelly Heuer.

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House, Senate Dems ringing alarm bells over draft grants rewrite

OMB already has received more than 3,600 comments on the revision to 2CFR Part 200 and expect many more as comments close on July 11.

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Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Postal Service has the authority to expand into government services, so why hasn’t it acted?

"Providing these non-postal government services can be particularly useful in more remote, underserved, or rural parts of the country," said David Garcia.

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FILE - A worker carries a large parcel at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility Nov. 18, 2021, in Boston. Congress would lift onerous budget requirements that have helped push the Postal Service deeply into debt and would require it to continue delivering mail six days per week under bipartisan legislation that approached House approval Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
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