Barack Obama

• Elections put new focus on government spending

  Deficit reduction will be the top priority post-election.

  Budget

  October 27, 2010
• What does the most populous state think of the federal government?

  A new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California shows high distrust of both state and federal government.

  Pay

  October 22, 2010
• White House, agencies get low marks for transparency

  A Nextgov study finds government is not getting high marks for transparency. Nextgov\'s Aliya Sternstein and Project on Government Oversight\'s Bryan Rahija, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss how agencies can become more open.

  Management

  October 20, 2010
• Analysis: What does public anger mean for feds?

  Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, Janet Kopenhaver of Federally Employed Women and Tom Shoop of Government Executive joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the repercussions of the recent Washington Post poll results that shows public negativity toward federal workers.

  Pay

  October 19, 2010
• Obama: Federal jobs may stay vacant

  President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.

  Budget

  October 15, 2010
• Green gov movement powered by social media

  Federal agencies are turning to web sites like Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace to reach out to the public regarding their mission. But many agencies have also turned to social collaboration and networking sites to reach out to their own staff when it comes to President Obama\'s Green Government initiatives.

  Facilities/Construction

  October 08, 2010
• Reading the White House Flickr feed

  What does the White House Flickr feed say about who has influence in the Obama administration?

  Technology

  October 07, 2010
• White House returns to solar panels

  The Obama administration announced Tuesday its commitment to bring solar energy to the White House. But this isn’t the first time the White House has tapped the sun for energy. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter…

  Facilities/Construction

  October 05, 2010
• Survey: Feds unaware of green progress

  A Federal News Radio survey of federal employees and contractors found most are optimistic about reducing the government\'s carbon footprint, but not many believe the efforts are making a difference. About 40 percent of the respondents say President Obama\'s executive order to reduce energy usage is a lot of talk and not a lot of action, and 73 percent are not familiar with their agency\'s sustainability plan.

  Budget

  October 04, 2010
• Obama signs continuing resolution

  President Obama has signed into law, H.R. 3081, which will keep the government operating through December 3, 2010.

  Congress

  September 30, 2010
• Obama nominates Dodaro to lead GAO

  By Jason Miller Executive Editor Federal News Radio President Obama today announced his intention to nominate Gene Dodaro to be the next Comptroller General of the United States. Dodaro has been the acting Comptroller General…

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• OPM marks progress to hiring reform

  The head of the government\'s top personnel office thinks the future looks bright for fixing the hiring process, which has been called broken, in the federal sector.

  Benefits

  September 15, 2010
• FCC seeks to remake its .gov self

  FCC has tapped a former Microsoft executive to help revamp the agency\'s web and data resources. The goal: to \"reboot\" FCC.gov, and make it a model for how government uses the web to serve citizens.

  Budget

  September 14, 2010
• OMB’s Orszag touts administration’s gains

  Now set to conclude his tenure as director of the Office of Management and Budget this Friday, Peter Orszag appraised his 18 months in the job. He points to a number of ways in which he and the administration tried to change the way the government works.

  Budget

  July 29, 2010