Agency Oversight
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Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) sees a perfect storm in the future for federal employees and anyone else trying to commute through his district as a result of BRAC. He tells Federal News Radio he\'s at his wits\' end trying to avert a traffic disaster.
April 20, 2011 -
Even in a year in which the Stuxnet attack targeted critical infrastructure systems and attacks on grid operators rose dramatically, operators of critical infrastructure around the world took few steps to increase their cyber defenses, a new report found.
April 20, 2011 -
The chairman of the subcommittee on federal financial management said legislation may be needed to ensure agency accounting procedures are focusing on stopping improper payments. He said progress across the government is good, but more tools are necessary. OMB is testing the Do Not Pay List and plans to launch the full portal in 2012.
April 20, 2011 -
The agency IG wrote a letter to the attorneys for Adair Martinez saying they overstated or misstated the facts about their investigation. George Opfer said his investigators followed protocol during discovery of the allegations of fraud and misconduct by Martinez in their August 2009 report. The MSPB ruled earlier this month that Martinez didn\'t receive due process and was wrongfully terminated.
April 20, 2011 -
April 18th and April 20th, 2011 Under Dr. Childs\' leadership, the college has become the international leader in providing graduate-level educational services and learning experiences.
April 19, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management has produced guidelines for implementing a policy for telework. The guide outlines expectations of teleworkers and reminds agencies of the June 7 deadline to finalize their policies.
April 19, 2011 -
More hiring freezes may be on the way, which means get the job done NOW, according to John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service
April 19, 2011 -
The administration plans on cutting 100 data centers this year and 700 more by 2015. Bob Otto of Agilex Technologies says this is an attainable goal and offers tips for agencies in the process.
April 18, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget is helping you make sure your agency\'s gives money only to the right people.
April 15, 2011 -
Federal executives recognize that citizens are \"frustrated\" with government\'s ability to engage and service the public. We learn more from Melissa Hardt and Bryan Klopack, authors of a new study on engagement.
April 15, 2011 -
Army officials told Congress Thursday that they had made progress in reforming management at Arlington National Cemetery, an institution they said lacked a management foundation when a new management team took over in the wake of a scandal involving mismarked grave sites and other problems. Some members still are unhappy with the changes.
April 15, 2011 -
SIGTARP Christy Romero discusses the findings of Treasury\'s oversight of legal fees.
April 14, 2011 -
Federal News Radio viewed a copy of the proposal that would codify DHS\'s role in overseeing civilian agency networks. The draft legislation would expand DHS\'s authorities to those that are similar to what DoD already has around cyber. It also would include new roles around acquisition, personnel and FISMA implementation.
April 14, 2011 -
The new head of procurement at the Homeland Security Department has a pretty clear vision of how to get - and keep - acquisition on track at his agency.
April 14, 2011 -
OIRA issues its second memo since the Plain Writing Act became law detailing deadlines and training requirements.
April 14, 2011