Nov 12th 2009
Nominee didn't offer a lot of specifics about his vision or priorities when it comes to acquisition reform or improvements. Gordon did address multiple award contracting and strategic sourcing. Lawmakers express concern that OFPP needs more staff.
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Joseph Lieberman,
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Robert Burton,
Venable,
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Nov 3rd 2009
Now the agency wants to hear from others about these ideas and their own recommendations on how to fix federal HR processes. Director Berry offers to get rid of the GS system, expand who can receive bonuses and bolster training.
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Oct 29th 2009
How to overhaul federal contracting.
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Federal Drive
Oct 23rd 2009
With billions of dollars spent annually for government technology, is the federal government on the cutting edge or behind the curve? What's the truth behind the stereotype? Concluding our week-long series, 'The Five Fallacies of Government', Federal News Radio's Max Cacas examines the stereotype: "The government is behind the technology curve."
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Oct 16th 2009
The Pentagon has set up a new subcommittee to review its processes, policies and practices for how it audits and administers contractor purchasing, billing, estimating and accounting systems. This DoD-only panel will develop recommendations and an action plan in the next six months. DCAA says about 69 of the top 100 Defense contractors have at least one deficient business system.
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Shay Assad,
April Stephenson,
Mike Conaway,
Rob Andrews,
Greg Kutz,
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GAO,
House Armed Services Committee acquisition panel,
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Federal News Radio
Oct 15th 2009
Melissa Hathaway says her decision to leave had as much to do with fixing her work-life balance as it did with not getting cyber coordinator role. She says her impact from outside the government can be meaningful and significant. Hathaway has opened her own consulting firm and will work with Harvard and MIT on research and writing.
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James Jones,
John Brennan,
Lawrence Summers,
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Sep 9th 2009
Agency issues policy and handbook to help guide how social media is used. GSA develops documents based on existing technology and information management regulations.
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Dennis Papula,
Casey Coleman,
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Aug 24th 2009
Earlier this year, there were high hopes for the Obama Administration's cybersecurity policies. Now, however, the departure of one top White House cybersecurity official has raised concerns with a top Rhode Island lawmaker.
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Aug 18th 2009
A noted scientist takes on a new role at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. Dr. Francis Collins is sworn in as the 16th director of NIH as swine flu prepares to make its return to the northern hemisphere, and as the economic stimulus provides a financial respite from the ups and downs of finding money for scientific research.
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Aug 6th 2009
Biometrics, more card memory giving military more options. In the future, employees may be able to use federal ID cards on metro.
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Bob Gilson,
Gail Bovy,
Lisa Swan,
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Aug 5th 2009
The White House wants agencies to shift priorities as they develop their fiscal 2011 budget submissions to focus more on the administration's science and technology priorities.
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Federal News Radio
Jul 23rd 2009
A recent flurry of cyberattacks on federal government computer networks has raised awareness of the urgent need for more cybersecurity experts.
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Max Stier,
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Ron Sanders,
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Jul 23rd 2009
By Max Cacas
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The National Treasury Employees Union has won a procedural victory in its legal challenge to the Federal Career Intern Program (FCIP)...
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Federal News Radio
Jun 30th 2009
On August First, the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to begin handing out the first benefits under terms of the so-called "post-9/11 GI Bill". The measure was signed into law late last year. A House subcommittee recently held an oversight hearing to determine whether the VA is ready for the new law to take effect.
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Jun 27th 2009
This week we highlight the work of Mary Ellen Callahan, Chief Privacy Officer and Chief Freedom of Information Act Officer at the Department of Homeland Security...
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