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Some CIOs are asking what the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act will really change. Tom Temin, host of the Federal Drive has some answers in a new commentary.
April 21, 2015 -
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Sixteen members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee penned a letter to President Barack Obama, urging him to fill IG vacancies at 10 agencies.
April 20, 2015 -
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House appropriations committees are trying to balance the 2016 budget by taking a little bit of money from some agencies and giving it to others. The IRS and the Education Department are two agencies that could see some of their funding transferred to places like the departments of Justice and Transportation. David Hawkings is Senior Editor of Roll Call. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he tracked the money as the House appropriators do some budget math.
April 20, 2015 -
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Federal agencies aren\'t saving as much money as they expected from the 2013 PortfolioStat initiative. The Government Accountability Office says they wound up saving about $2 billion during the past two years, which is about 70 percent less than the $6 billion they anticipated. Dave Powner is director of information technology management issues at GAO. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said agencies are actually saving more money than they think.
April 20, 2015 -
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President Barack Obama and the leaders of 10 federal agencies should identify candidates to become Inspectors General at those agencies. That\'s according to a letter all 16 members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee sent to the White House and those leaders. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained why he and his colleagues wrote the letter to the President in the first place.
April 20, 2015 -
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Five military associations are calling on the House Armed Services Committee members to take a closer look at several of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission\'s recommendations.
April 20, 2015 -
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The new web site for the Commerce Department looks different than the old one, especially on mobile devices. But the new design gives Commerce lots of upgrades under the hood too. Jon Raedeke is a designer at the Government Publishing Office. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said Commerce didn\'t expect what they got when they first talked to GPO.
April 17, 2015 -
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Perhaps you\'ve noticed. Capitol Hill is buzzing. Congress seems poised to pass a major trade bill, and members are finding common ground on Medicare issues. But is Congress getting anything done with respect to cybersecurity, some major authorizations or the federal budget itself? Loren Duggan, the director of legislative analysis for Bloomberg Government, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with a preview of what\'s likely to come next.
April 17, 2015 -
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Two rulings from the Government Accountability Office sustain two protests by the same vendor against two different agencies. The common thread though is reverse auction provider FedBid. Steve Koprince is founder of Koprince Law. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the facts of the cases are a little unusual.
April 16, 2015 -
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Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, explained her organization\'s concerns, saying Congress doesn\'t need to micromanage SES performance reviews at VA.
April 16, 2015 -
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Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), who oversees the House panel on government operations, says he wants to hear feds\' work-related concerns. He created the email hotline after conducting a hearing entitled \"The Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government,\" with three agencies that have struggled with employee morale.
April 16, 2015 -
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The Government Accountability Office\'s 2015 duplication report has produced the usual round of hearings and handwringing over how much the federal government wastes. This year\'s version even adds 12 new areas of waste to the list. Gene Dodaro is the GAO Comptroller General. After a full round of Congressional testimony, Dodaro joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to give his personal take on the annual effort. He says that although the report is big, it doesn\'t unduly burden the GAO.
April 16, 2015 -
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A Florida postal worker who piloted a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol lawn to call attention to his belief that campaign finance laws are too weak is ``a patriot\'\' who first came up with the idea about a year ago, a friend said.
April 16, 2015 -
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VA told Congress Wednesday that it wants to complete construction on its controversial hospital complex in Aurora, Colorado, by tapping into a fund that was supposed to cut down on patient wait times. Some members of Congress expressed frustration with the plan. \"You\'ve put us in the ultimate catch-22, because we don\'t want to go forward and we can\'t quit,\" Rep. David Roe told VA officials at yesterday\'s hearing.
April 16, 2015
