<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>OMIKINA GOV — Original reporting</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com</link><description>Evidence-backed government accountability reporting, assisted by AI.</description><language>en-us</language><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/gsa-maps-data-quality</guid><title>A federal property map is only as reliable as the records behind its pins</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/gsa-maps-data-quality</link><description>An October 5 inspector-general audit identifies gaps in GSA&#39;s geospatial records, strategy and purchasing controls. The next test is documented correction.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Oversight</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-buildings-maintenance-estimates</guid><title>GSA&#39;s repair backlog starts with a measurement problem</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-buildings-maintenance-estimates</link><description>A September audit found $73 million in underreported repair costs within its sample. That is a sampled data failure, not a government-wide loss estimate.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Spending</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/doj-expired-contract-controls</guid><title>DOJ&#39;s contract-expiration audit is a warning about the paperwork that protects competition</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/doj-expired-contract-controls</link><description>Most sampled orders complied with the rules. Specific exceptions show why expiration dates, extensions and public records need a durable audit trail.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Spending</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/doj-priority-recommendations-status</guid><title>Two DOJ oversight priorities closed. Two older recommendations moved to the front</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/doj-priority-recommendations-status</link><description>The September 30 announcement shows why watchdogs need to distinguish accepted plans, verified closure and wider program outcomes.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Oversight</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/workers-compensation-appeals-capacity</guid><title>A missing fifth judge is an access-to-benefits issue, not just a vacancy</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/workers-compensation-appeals-capacity</link><description>Labor&#39;s inspector general warns that the Benefits Review Board&#39;s reduced permanent membership puts pressure on appeals and full-board review.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Policy</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-networked-device-inventories</guid><title>Federal cybersecurity has an inventory problem before it has an AI problem</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-networked-device-inventories</link><description>GAO found that only seven of 22 reviewed civilian agencies met all three networked-device inventory requirements as of September.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Oversight</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/improper-payments-reporting-gap</guid><title>The $186 billion payment-error estimate is not a fraud total</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/improper-payments-reporting-gap</link><description>GAO&#39;s fiscal-year 2025 estimate and its June reporting audit point to two accountability problems: errors and incomplete information about correcting them.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Spending</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/medicaid-corrective-actions-evidence</guid><title>Medicaid eligibility fixes need proof that they worked</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/medicaid-corrective-actions-evidence</link><description>GAO found incomplete corrective-action plans and limited comparisons across states. A plan&#39;s acceptance is not the same as evidence of fewer errors.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Oversight</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/government-ai-inventory-accountability</guid><title>Before AI chooses a contract, the public should be able to see the use case</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/government-ai-inventory-accountability</link><description>GAO&#39;s small-business contracting review separates possible AI benefits from actual adoption and exposes an inventory-reporting gap.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Policy</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/procurement-overhaul-proposal-watch</guid><title>The procurement overhaul is still a rulemaking story</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/procurement-overhaul-proposal-watch</link><description>A September 18 proposal would rewrite major FAR sections. Watch the docket, final text and implementation evidence before treating the proposal as settled law.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Policy</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-spending-records-obligations-outlays</guid><title>A federal award is not the same thing as money paid</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/federal-spending-records-obligations-outlays</link><description>A reader&#39;s guide to following commitments, payments and changes without turning spending data into unsupported accusations.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Spending</category></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">https://gov.omikina.com/article/court-alerts-opinions-public-records</guid><title>A court-feed alert is the start of a story, not the ruling</title><link>https://gov.omikina.com/article/court-alerts-opinions-public-records</link><description>Federal court RSS and free opinion archives help readers follow cases. They do not provide a complete docket or turn allegations into adjudicated facts.</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:58:43 GMT</pubDate><category>Courts</category></item></channel></rss>