Congress

  • The administration hopes the proposals will increase business and consumer confidence, but first each proposal would require congressional approval, which is highly uncertain given Washington\'s partisan atmosphere.

    September 08, 2010
  • Legislation is waiting for Congress to come back to work.

    September 06, 2010
  • Air Force headquarters is restructuring parts of its space program. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley says the changes will streamline space operations, and will apply to headquarters, but not field offices. The review involved over 70 key people and organizations, including the Air Force, the Department of Defense, Congress and other space related groups within government and the commercial sector. Among the changes, the Air Force undersecretary will take charge of the space program. Also, the job of space acquisition has been moved out of the undersecretary of the Air Force\'s office to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition. The Secretary says the changes will allow Air Force to perform space work in a more streamlined and effective way, with the ultimate goal of providing the best space support to the warfighter.

    September 03, 2010
  • GAO scored number two on the best agency to work for list. How do they get there?

    September 02, 2010
  • This week, host Jason Miller talks with GPO\'s Mike Wash about updating the agency\'s cybersecurity programs. Sept. 2, 2010

    September 02, 2010
  • This week, FSS talks to Dave Powner, the director of information technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office. Sept. 2, 2010

    September 02, 2010
  • In the last 18 months, Melissa Hathaway said, cybersecurity threats have gotten far more stealthy and there is an understanding that it\'s not just an Internet-based threat. It can come from a multi-media device internally or even a wi-fi device.

    September 02, 2010
  • Your agency\'s cybersecurity marching orders may be changing. Former cyber czar Melissa Hathaway joined In Depth with Francis Rose with the latest analysis of bills in Congress that could change the nation\'s cybersecurity mandate. She tells Federal News Radio that it\'s down to two bills and one could have an impact on the role of CIOs.

    September 01, 2010
  • The annual rankings of the best (and worst) places to work in the federal government are out. We get details from Max Stier with the Partnership for Public Service

    September 01, 2010
  • The Partnership for Public Service along with the Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation at American University released its annual rankings of the best places to work in the federal government.

    August 31, 2010
  • Congress returns next week to deal with federal pay and teleworking issues, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, and as a side effect, returns Washington, D.C.\'s traffic to its normal nightmare status...

    August 31, 2010
  • The former chief of U.N. nuclear inspections worldwide, told Le Monde newspaper that Iran has stockpiled enough low-enriched uranium for 1-2 nuclear weapons. But Olli Heinonen, said it would not make sense for it to \"cross the bomb-making threshold with such a small amount\". He also said Iran\'s uranium reserve still represented a \"threat.\" Pentagon officials told Congress last spring Iran could produce enough highly enriched uranium for a one nuclear weapon in as little as a year.

    August 30, 2010
  • In today\'s technologically advanced world, a company\'s Web site can be a help or a hindrance. It\'s the key way to get information out to citizens.

    August 27, 2010
  • The GAO recently completed a five year study of competitive contracting.

    August 26, 2010