What happened here? Why weren't these invoices being reviewed?
So there is an assumption that the invoice be paid unless someone raises something negative?
But you say, saving money. It certainly is saving money over the way we had historically administered the program.
I am not against contractors, but it does appear that our government, especially in the last decade, has really expanded...
Why are all these contracts cost incurred? Why aren't they fixed price?
Imagine the irony of those phone calls in the context of the debates that were ongoing at that time.
There are a number of issues I mentioned in my oral statement; for example, negative certification, is one that is troub...
There is not a statutory requirement, ma'am, there is none.
GAO found the internal controls at CMS were deficient and resulted in inadequate strategic planning for both staffing an...
Now, that doesn't inspire confidence.
We have watched, especially in the Department of Defense, when people don't get disciplined, nobody takes it seriously.
Accountability has to begin within your agency.
That is when I realized we needed to do a hearing on contract oversight at CMS.
Thank you both very much for being here.
I am concerned in some ways that we feel that we need to contract out somebody to tell you how many folks you need to do...
I think it is very important. Those are some of the key issues that need to be addressed sooner rather than later.
Clearly, you are not a GS-13 anymore or you would know.
Is the contracting officer that did that, have they been disciplined? Have they been held accountable?
