Agency Oversight
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The Department of Veterans Affairs, which processed a record one million claims in 2010, is still seeing claims come in faster than it can process them and expects even more new filings in 2011. Despite that, VA hopes to eliminate its backlog of claims by 2015.
March 23, 2011 -
After its mid-year review of per-diem rates for 2011, 11 different counties need to be adjusted, according to the General Services Administration.
March 22, 2011 -
Focusing on these five strategies could help federal managers deal with budget constraints and low morale in the workplace.
March 22, 2011 -
Jeff Zients, OMB\'s deputy director for management and chief performance officer, said he sent an email to federal employees asking for ways to reform export and trade missions of agencies. He said there are 12 different agencies that have programs in these areas. A new platform has collected almost 1,200 ideas so far.
March 22, 2011 -
Five ways federal managers can handle these difficult times, from the Partnership for Public Service\'s John Palguta.
March 22, 2011 -
The U.S Travel Association and a panel of travel and security experts have unveiled a plan to improve security at America\'s airports and reduce the burden on travelers. The association\'s Geoff Freeman gives us details.
March 22, 2011 -
Ann Handley, chief content officer of MarketingProfs, joins host Mark Amtower for a look at the roles of content and content distribution. March 21, 2011
March 21, 2011 -
The bullet that killed President Lincoln is one of many cool items on the move at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. NMHM\'s Tim Clarke gives us an update.
March 21, 2011 -
Despite a 2006 mandate to secure mobile devices and implement two-factor authentication, only just over half of federal agencies have managed to do so. OMB submits its annual FISMA report to Congress detailing the steps the government has taken to improve cybersecurity, including spending $12 billion on cybersecurity last year.
March 21, 2011 -
March 21st and March 23rd, 2011 A veteran pilot and internationally recognized expert in aviation and labor relations, Babbitt is no stranger to the FAA
March 18, 2011 -
Shay Assad, director of the office of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told industry professionals Thursday that DoD would provide them with a clearer picture of what the Pentagon wants when it issues solicitations to industry. Past acquisition processes, he said, had forced vendors to guess what factors DoD thought were truly important.
March 18, 2011 -
The federal CIO told House lawmakers that one major reason IT projects fail is the lack of authority agency technology executives have over spending. Kundra said as part of the 25-point IT reform plan, OMB is restricting the roles of all major agency CIOs. He said the Interior Department is the model, and HHS is next.
March 18, 2011 -
Federal managers gather in Washington to speak out and help each other hold up under the pressure of CRs and fed bashing. FMA president Patricia Niehaus gives us an overview of what managers are facing.
March 17, 2011 -
Susan Grundmann, chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, offers advice for agencies dealing with employee morale issues and workplace demands.
March 17, 2011 -
A council working group will deliver recommendations and options to the Office of Personnel Management for how to improve the way managers rate employee performance. OPM Director John Berry said appraisals need to be simplified and happen more frequently.
March 17, 2011