Agency Oversight
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The agency plans to release two separate contracts, one for services and one for technology tools. The contracts would help agencies meet the goals of the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act.
September 01, 2011 -
Mary Mitchell, of The Mitchell Organization, a training and consulting practice, joined the Federal Drive to discuss ways to defuse workplace tension.
September 01, 2011 -
Two of the eight members of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan join In Depth to explain the recommendations in the commission\'s final report.
August 31, 2011 -
A new report from the Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton examines the federal reorganizations after 9/11 that created DHS and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The report said the creation of the two huge federal entities offers \"cautionary tale\" in management and leadership.
August 30, 2011 -
The Defense Department is taking a hard look at its diversity programs, as part of a presidential order to coordinate efforts across the federal government.
August 30, 2011 -
Recent events have elevated the importance of telework in the federal government ranks.
August 28, 2011 -
The General Services Administration is working with power companies from Maryland to Massachusetts to fix the problems. OPM said agencies in Washington are open as usual Monday and employees can use unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework if necessary.
August 28, 2011 -
FEMA is leading the effort to prepare for the impending hurricane, but also the aftermath of the storm. DHS is using lessons learned from a 2009 exercise to prepare for the hurricane. Agencies from HHS to FCC to the Coast Guard and many others are putting the pieces in place to respond and help recover from Hurricane Irene.
August 26, 2011 -
David Olive of Catalyst Partners discusses what could have gone better in the earthquake aftermath.
August 25, 2011 -
In the last 20 years, independent evaluations of EPA\'s labs have turned up operations and management problems, according to the GAO report. EPA also struggles with consolidating its labs.
August 25, 2011 -
Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton and the former Associate Director for the Office of Management and Budget, explains how agencies can take advantage of Performance.gov.
August 25, 2011 -
The dashboard focuses on eight governmentwide management areas. The site also details how agencies are meeting goals in each of the categories. The administration has been promising the portal for almost a year.
August 25, 2011 -
Thousands of office workers didn\'t have to deal with road construction and confusion about building closures after Tuesday\'s earthquake in Washington — because they telecommute. Agencies with robust telework policies largely avoided the chaos. But others have been slow to implement the new policies required by the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010.
August 25, 2011 -
John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined the Federal Drive to discuss how the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago affected.
August 24, 2011 -
J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, explains how IRS can improve its customer service.
August 22, 2011