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New GAO Reports – OPM Federal Classification System, Medicare Advantage, VA Dialysis Pilot, Export-Import Bank

  • HUMAN CAPITAL: OPM Needs to Improve the Design, Management, and Oversight of the Federal Classification System, GAO-14-677: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2014.”GAO’s analysis of subject matter specialists’ comments, related literature, and interviews with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) officials identified a number of important characteristics for a modern, effective classification system, which GAO consolidated into eight key attributes (see table below). GAO’s analysis shows that in concept the current General Schedule (GS) classification system’s design incorporates several key attributes including internal and external equity, transparency, simplicity, and rank in position. However, as OPM implemented the system, the attributes of transparency, internal equity, simplicity, flexibility, and adaptability are reduced. This occurs, in part, because some attributes are at odds with one another so fully achieving one attribute comes at the expense of another. Thus, OPM, working with its stakeholders, is challenged to determine how best to optimize each attribute.”
  • MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: CMS Should Fully Develop Plans for Encounter Data and Assess Data Quality before Use, GAO-14-571: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2014.
  • VA DIALYSIS PILOT: Documentation of Plans for Concluding the Pilot Needed to Improve Transparency and Accountability, GAO-14-646: Published: Sep 2, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 2, 2014.
  • EXPORT-IMPORT BANK: Monitoring of Dual-Use Exports Should Be Improved, GAO-14-719: Published: Aug 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 28, 2014.

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