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VA\'s expert on that front is Glenn Haggstrom, the executive director of the department\'s Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction. joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris from the 2011 Government Contract Management Conference with his perspective on acquisition.
With a week until the deficit panel\'s deadline, Bill Frenzel, a guest scholar of economic studies at the Brookings Institution, said details about what will be cut and by how much remain up in the air. \"At the point, we don\'t know where any of these axes are going to fall,\" he said.
Nancy Gunderson, deputy assistant secretary for grants, acquisition policy and accountability at Health and Human Services, talks about the challenges her agency faces in contracting.
Facing likely budget cuts, the Energy Department\'s inspector general, Gregory Friedman, has issued a slew of recommendations, including cutting redundant staff, appointing a BRAC-like commission to study the department\'s facilities and federalizing the contractors that secure those facilities.
Internet giants Google, Yahoo and Facebook have joined other Web companies in opposing the Stop Online Piracy Act and the PROTECT IP Act.
The Associated Press reports that the House is expected to overwhelming support a bill that would help unemployed vets and government contractors. The Senate has already passed the bill.
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council will hold speed matchmaking sessions each quarter starting in 2012 to pair up mentors and those who are looking for such support. Kathryn Medina, the executive director of the CHCO Council, said the success of the first speed mentoring session earlier this year presented an opportunity to address a long-standing need.
The Defense Department said it intends to not just rebuild its acquisition workforce in numbers, but also make sure those employees have access to new tools that will give them the insight they need to make good decisions.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Surface Transportation Board top the Partnership for Public Service\'s annual list of best places to work in the federal government. \"The survey won\'t give you all the answers, but it\'ll tell you some questions to ask,\" said John Palguta, the partnership\'s vice president for policy.
What\'s the most romantic, sexy thing a federal worker can say to a private sector type? It\'s a simple five-letter word, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says: I\'ve got FEHBP
Host John Gilroy will talk cloud computing, health IT, and mobile technology with Tracey Graves-Stevens, President and CEO of Innoviss. November 15, 2011
Uncle Sam wants you to tackle cybersecurity, and he\'s willing to send you to school for it.
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Gov Exec, explains why these agencies are so appealing.