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  • The world of YouTube and blogs is making its mark on federal public relations departments. The Coast Guard, for example, has started taking its news directly to bloggers, hosting roundtable discussions normally reserved for broadcast,…

    February 23, 2009
  • Americans are living longer and healthier lives because of advances in health science. On average, American women are now living past 80 and men are living past 75. Pacemakers and stents are just two of…

    February 23, 2009
  • Debarred contractors continue to get federal work (FederalTimes) Infrastructure protection plan calls for data warehouse (FCW) Obama Pushes Firmer Budget Rules (WallStreetJournal) Housing secretary defends Obama foreclosure plan (CNN) Obama to convene fiscal summit at…

    February 23, 2009
  • Two veteran lawmakers analyze stimulus passage.

    February 23, 2009
  • This weekend promises to be cold, wet, and kind of dreary, but that doesn’t mean we can have fun on this Friday Fun Day! We talk about what to do with Marvin Bond, the Editor…

    February 20, 2009
  • Some experts say the U.S. military’s capabilities are the best in the world but it has to improve its capacity to fight irregular wars. NATO’s supreme allied commander for transformation Marine Corps Gen. James N.…

    February 20, 2009
  • There is trouble brewing over the appointment of an accountability board to oversee fraud and abuse in federal stimulus funds. We find out why with Carrie Dann, a reporter with Congress Daily.

    February 20, 2009
  • John Helgerson is leaving the position of Inspector General at the Central Intelligence Agency. His predecessor in the IG job, Frederick Hitz, told me about the special requirements and provisions of the IG job at…

    February 20, 2009
  • The stimulus bill will pump a lot of money into agencies, with a lot of mandates to put into action. But money to implement what the plan includes isn’t there. Linda Springer, Executive Director of…

    February 20, 2009
  • Making decisions about how to prioritize the money your agency gets can be tricky. Daniel Saaty’s company, Decision Lens, has helped agencies do just that, and he talked about the process and tools they use.

    February 20, 2009
  • The Roosevelt Scholars Act of 2009 would fund graduate-level education in mission-critical fields. In exchange, the graduate would have a service commitment to federal government. The legislation for Roosevelt Scholars was introduced in the last…

    February 20, 2009
  • Apps for America is a contest for computer developers to create applications using data from the Sunlight Foundation and mixing it with other information on the web to create a web application that makes congress more accountable, interactive and transparent.

    February 20, 2009
  • How do you get young people involved in the federal government? Let them observe what you do on a daily basis. The General Services Administration recently hosted its annual Information Technology Job Shadow Day in…

    February 20, 2009
  • What affect could more stringent emissions rules and mileage regulations mean for government vehicle fleets? Could it mean higher prices, or would the savings from running more efficient fleets outweigh higher production costs? For some…

    February 20, 2009