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  • The reformation of the country\'s health care system is one of the next priorities for President Barack Obama and Congress, and the Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be at the center of this effort.

    February 17, 2009
  • President Obama is in Denver today to sign The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, known to most of us as the stimulus bill. That bill includes money for alternative energy. And right there in Denver,…

    February 17, 2009
  • A proposal to merge the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council was the subject of a hearing in the Senate Homeland Security Committee last week.

    February 17, 2009
  • The White House, with the help of the General Services Administration, launched the site this morning. Sources say the site is using similar technology behind the USAspending.gov site to track federal contracts and grants.

    February 17, 2009
  • Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller told you about a new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, called “Structure and Dynamics of the U.S. Federal Profesional Services Industrial Base 1995-2007.” Jason talked to…

    February 17, 2009
  • A charity organization in the United Kingdom has deployed a unified communications solution to improve services it provides. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) will implement the technology to make…

    February 17, 2009
  • There is a strong possibility that President Barack Obama will put the European missile shield on hold or use is a bargaining chip in discussions with the Russian government. The plan developed by the Bush…

    February 17, 2009
  • Just how many private contractors are employed by the federal government? No one really knows – and the Partnership for Public Service says that’s a problem, especially in light the stimulus package that’s about to…

    February 17, 2009
  • When the president signs that $787 billion stimulus package, agencies will need to make sure the goods they use for projects are from American companies. There are some exceptions, but a clause mandating that requirement…

    February 17, 2009
  • Is the White House concentrating more and more power unto itself? That’s the question FederalNewsRadio commentator Lurita Doan is raising in this week’s “Leadership Matters”.

    February 17, 2009
  • If you’re a federal manager, or a federal employee under the Federal Employee Retirement System, you’ll want to listen up. Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA.) has introduced a bill to eliminate the “use it or lose…

    February 17, 2009
  • Federal agencies are preparing for a windfall of money from the stimulus package. President Obama plans to sign it today. The bill contains billions for projects aimed at preserving or creating 4-million jobs. But for…

    February 17, 2009
  • Reported raids on federal computer data soar (USAToday) EXCLUSIVE: Postmaster got $800,000 in pay, perks (WashingtonTimes) Much of stimulus spending slated for federal programs (FederalTimes) Interior chief says agency prepared for stimulus projects (GovExec) For…

    February 17, 2009
  • One approach DoD and many other agencies are using to address the impending retirement wave is by attracting high school students through the Chief Information Officer Council\'s Information Technology Job Shadow Day.

    February 16, 2009