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System of Personnel Records
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) proposes to establish a new system of personnel records under its privacy regulations, Privacy Procedures for Personnel Records. This Human Capital Management System of Records encompasses GAO payroll- and personnel-related information maintained by GAO and exchanged with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Finance Center (USDA/NFC) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's HR Connect program (Treasury/HR Connect). To support its human capital management activities, GAO has entered into interagency agreements with these two Federal Executive Branch agencies as shared service providers. USDA/NFC provides payroll and personnel information processing (Department of Agriculture, Systems of Record Notice OP-1), and Treasury/HR Connect operates a human capital management support system (Department of Treasury .001 Treasury Payroll and Personnel System). The policies and procedures described in this notice are intended to ensure that personal information contained in GAO's personnel records is protected as provided by GAO's privacy regulation.
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission Nominations
The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) established the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) to review Medicaid and CHIP access and payment policies and to advise Congress on issues affecting Medicaid and CHIP. CHIPRA gave the Comptroller General of the United States responsibility for appointing MACPAC's 17 members, with initial appointments to be made not later than January 1, 2010. For these appointments, I am announcing the following: Letters of nomination and resumes will be accepted through October 1st, 2009 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment of members.
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces the appointment of two new members and the reappointments of five existing members.
Health Information Technology (HIT) Policy Committee Nomination Letters
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Act) established the HIT Policy Committee to make recommendations on the implementation of a nationwide health information technology infrastructure to the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, whose office was also established by the Act. The HIT Policy Committee consists of at least 20 members, 13 of which are to be appointed by the Comptroller General within 45 days of enactment of the Act. For appointments to the HIT Policy Committee that will be made no later than April 3, 2009, I am announcing the following: Letters of nomination and resumes should be submitted by March 6, 2009 to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to appointment of members.
Publication of Volume III of GAO's “Principles of Federal Appropriations Law”
The third edition of Volume III of GAO's ``Principles of Federal Appropriations Law'' was recently published by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Government departments, agencies, and other federal organizations that normally require more than one copy were given an opportunity to request them through their agencies' account representatives at a pre-publication rate. This notice is intended for other parties who might be interested in purchasing the book.
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Nomination Letters
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. For appointments to MedPAC that will be effective May 1, 2009, I am announcing the following: Letters of nomination should be submitted between January 1 and March 31, 2009, to ensure adequate opportunity for review and consideration of nominees prior to the appointment of new members.
Rules of Procedure of the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board
This document contains the final revisions to the interim rules of procedures of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Contract Appeals Board (Board), which was published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2008. These rules supersede the interim rules of the Board and will govern all proceedings before the Board filed on or after October 1, 2007.
Rules of Procedure of the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board; Correction
On June 26, 2008, the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board published an interim rule, but inadvertently omitted the effective date. This document adds an effective date to the published interim rule.
Rules of Procedure of the Government Accountability Office Contract Appeals Board
This document contains the rules of procedures of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Contract Appeals Board (Board), which will govern all proceedings before the Board. The Board was established pursuant to sec. 1501 of title I of division H of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 to hear appeals from decisions of contracting officers with respect to any contract entered into by a legislative branch agency. The following rules of procedure are promulgated pursuant to sec. 1501(d) of that act and are applicable to all appeals filed with the Board on or after October 1, 2007. The Board invites comments on this interim rule and intends to publish a final rule after considering all comments received on or before the closing date for comments.
Government Accountability Office, Administrative Practice and Procedure, Bid Protest Regulations, Government Contracts
This document amends Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protest Regulations, which have been promulgated in accordance with the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984. These amendments are being made to implement changes to the definition of an ``interested party'' for the GAO Bid Protest forum set forth in sec. 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, and to make certain administrative changes.
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces three new appointments and two reappointments to fill the vacancies occurring this year.
Government Accountability Office, Administrative Practice and Procedure, Bid Protest Regulations, Government Contracts
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is proposing to amend its Bid Protest Regulations, promulgated in accordance with the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA), to implement the requirements in sec. 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, enacted on January 28, 2008, and to make certain administrative changes. Regarding sec. 326 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, the proposed amendments to GAO's Bid Protest Regulations implement the legislation's provisions related to the bid protest process concerning Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76, as revised on May 29, 2003. In this regard, the legislation expands the protest rights of Federal employees in an A-76 competition to grant ``any one individual'' who represents the majority of affected employees the status of an ``interested party'' to file a protest at GAO or the status of an intervenor to participate in a protest filed at GAO, to remove the current restriction limiting protests of A-76 competitions to those competitions affecting 65 or more full-time equivalent employees of a Federal agency, and to allow a protest of a decision to convert a function performed by Federal employees to private sector performance without a competition. At this time, GAO believes that these proposed revisions are the only regulatory changes necessary to implement the statutory requirements expanding the protest rights of Federal employees in an A-76 competition. Regarding administrative changes, the proposed amendments to GAO's Bid Protest Regulations are to reflect current practice and to streamline the bid protest process. GAO welcomes comments on these proposed revisions.
Public Availability of Government Accountability Office Records
GAO amends its records rule to clarify and broaden the existing exemption regarding the disclosure of congressional correspondence and to add a new provision regarding the handling of requests for records of interviews created by GAO in connection with its work. Specifically, the revision to the congressional correspondence exemption enables GAO to release or withhold congressional correspondence without prior congressional authorization. The new provision ensures that an agency from which an interview was obtained is notified of a request for the record of interview and receives an opportunity to advise GAO whether the record of interview or portions thereof should be exempt from disclosure. The new provision will enhance the open, frank, and honest exchange of information from other agencies, nonfederal organizations, and individuals to GAO during the course of a GAO audit, evaluation, or investigation.
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces three new appointments and four reappointments to fill the vacancies occurring this year.
No FEAR Act Notice
The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act) requires that each Federal agency provide notice to all employees, former employees, and applicants for employment about the rights and remedies available under antidiscrimination laws and whistleblower protection laws applicable to them. GAO's notice specifically describes the GAO processes and procedures for filing complaints alleging violations of these laws. This document fulfills GAO's requirement to publish the initial notice in the Federal Register.
Public Availability of Government Accountability Office Records
These proposed revisions would clarify and broaden the existing exemption regarding the disclosure of congressional correspondence and create a new exemption to allow for the withholding of records of interviews created by GAO in connection with its work. Specifically, the proposed revision to the congressional correspondence exemption would enable GAO to release or withhold congressional correspondence without prior congressional authorization. The proposed new exemption would enhance the open, frank, and honest exchange of information from other agencies, nonfederal organizations, and individuals to GAO during the course of a GAO audit, evaluation, or investigation.
Financial Management and Assurance; Government Auditing Standards
One June 9, 2006, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued an exposure draft of proposed revisions to Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS) (also known as the Yellow Book) (GAO-06- 729g). To help ensure that the standards continue to meet the needs of the audit community and the public it serves, the Comptroller General of the United States appointed the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards to review the standards and recommend necessary changes. The Advisory Council includes experts in financial and performance auditing drawn from all levels of government, private enterprise, public accounting, and academia. This exposure draft of the standards includes the Advisory Council's suggestions for proposed changes. We are currently requesting public comments on the proposed revisions in the exposure draft. The proposed 2006 revision to GAGAS will be the fifth revision since the standards were first issued in 1972. The 206 Yellow Book exposure draft seeks to emphasize the critical role of high quality government audits in achieving credibility and accountability in government. the overall focus of the proposed 2006 revised standards includes an increased emphasis on audit quality and ethics and an extensive update of the performance audit standards to include a specified level of assurance with the context of risk and materiality. In addition, this proposed revision modernizes GAGAS, with updates to reflect major developments in the accountability and audit environment. Clarifications have also been made throughout the standards.
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPac) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces four new appointments and two reappointments to fill the vacancies occurring this year.
Publication of Volume II of GAO's Principles of Federal Appropriations
The third edition of Volume II of GAO's Principles of Federal Appropriations Law is being prepared for publication by the Government Printing Office (GPO). Government departments, agencies, and other federal organizations that normally require more than one copy have been given an opportunity to request them through their agencies' account representatives at pre-publication rate. This notice is intended for other parties who might be interested in purchasing the book.
Appointments to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 established the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) and gave the Comptroller General responsibility for appointing its members. This notice announces two new appointments and three reappointments to fill the vacancies occurring this year.
Government Accountability Office, Administrative Practice and Procedure, Bid Protest Regulations, Government Contracts
This document amends Government Accountability Office (GAO) Bid Protest Regulations by revising the definition of an interested party to permit a protest to be filed by an agency tender official (ATO) in certain public-private competitions under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76. This document also revises the definition of an intervenor to permit an ATO and an employee representative to intervene in certain protests involving public- private competitions under OMB Circular A-76. This action implements the provisions of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 related to the bid protest process, where a public-private competition has been conducted under OMB Circular A-76 regarding an activity or function of a Federal agency performed by more than 65 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees of the Federal agency.
Nomenclature Changes
The GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004 changed the name of the General Accounting Office to the Government Accountability Office. Accordingly, this technical amendment changes the name of the agency in the heading of the chapter in which the Government Accountability Office's regulations appear, chapter I of title 4 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This document also redesignates all references in chapter I of the Government Accountability Office's regulations. This rulemaking is technical in nature, and merely implements a statutory mandate.
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