Notice likely to be published in Monday\'s federal register. White House wants comments on new rules.
When you get past the national headlines, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 is about helping people at the state and local level hurt by the national economic downturn. On Tuesday, the Greater Washington Board of Trade heard from White House advisors and Federal agency managers who came to help business leaders get their local share of the federal stimulus program.
Debate over the future of the F-22 fighter jet comes to Capitol Hill this week. The Senate could vote as early as today on an amendment to the 2010 defense authorization bill that would strip…
By Emily Jarvis Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio.com Lawmakers are debating a cap-and-trade system designed to put more limits on the pollution emitted by companies. The cap-and-trade system would be aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions, as…
A political pawn\'s purpose is simple. And there are two kinds of pawns--those who see it coming, and those who don\'t.
What happens when the Defense Department makes decisions that the defense industry can’t support? That’s the topic of a new study from the Aerospace Industries Association. Fred Downey is the Vice President of National Security…
Service using special authority approved by Congress. New process brings on new procurement workers in as little as 17 days.
There are some remarkable parts of the ongoing controversy about the Recovery.gov contract award — and most of them aren’t what most people have been focusing on. It seems to me there is a much…
We’ve been following the controversy around the $9.5 million contract to redesign the Recovery.gov Web site that was awarded to Smartronix. (The chairman of the Recovery Board spoke to Federal News Radio 1500 AM on…
John Howell Partner Sullivan & Worcester July 14th, 2009
We’ve been reporting on the Recovery Board’s $9.5 million award last week to Smartronics for the redesign of Recovery.gov, the Obama administration’s Web site that seeks to provide transparency — and therefore accountability — for…
Paul Gillin Consultant, speaker, blogger Paul Gillin Communications July 13th, 2009
It has been all of about one day since the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board — yes, the RAT Board — and Smartronix, the company that was just awarded a $9.5 million deal to (re)build…
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board awarded Smartronix a $9.5 million contract today to redesign Recovery.gov. FederalNewsRadio’s Jason Miller brings us an update.