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Interior Dept. Ignored Science When It Limited Water Flows to Grand Canyon (WashingtonPost) Smithsonian Secretary Freezes Hiring, Considers Budget Cuts (NYTimes) Mobile feds: We want our BlackBerries, too (Network World) US roads, water and basic…
With many, if not most, area schools shutting down because of the weather, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that the federal government is open with unscheduled leave policy in effect.
If you are worried about your mental and physical health, or your fiscal situation, welcome to the club. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are some things you can do, between now and Friday, to make life better.
Most experts agree – the national security of the United States is linked to the nation’s economic security. But in our weekly chat with National Security Expert John Diamond, we learn that national security also…
The Defense Secretary is taking aim at abuses in contracting and procurement at the Pentagon. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas joins us live with the latest.
For the second time since July 2007, the federal government’s jobs site, USAjobs.gov, has been hacked. The Office of Personnel Management reported yesterday that the back end database run by Monster Worldwide has been illegally…
Engage, listen, respond, new study says
The Government Accountability Office recently published its High-Risk Series Update for 2009 (pdf). There are three new additions to the list. Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General at the GAO, talked about the details contained in…
Al-Shabab took over parts of Baidoa in Somalia yesterday just hours after occupying Ethiopian military.
Many have high expectations for President Obama, and some feds are hoping one of his first goals will be to hire more feds. John Palguta is Vice President for Policy at the Partnership for Public…
Senate stimulus bill also contains windfall for federal agencies (GovExec) Obama announces site to track economic stimulus funds (FCW) Survey finds that majority of contractors increased revenue during 2007 (GovExec) Thrift store MP3 player contains…
Remember the tidal wave of retirements that was going to drain Uncle Sam of his remaining brains? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey asks how come you keep seeing the same people in the halls.
We told earlier this month that the number of contract protests to the Government Accountability Office in 2008 increased 17 percent over 2007. But what is unknown is how often vendors are filing a protest…
It’s the first edition of FederalNewsRadio’s series, Meet the Innovators. During our interviews, we will learn about government programs, agencies and employees that are thinking outside the box. Today, we’re looking at a remarkable program…