Agency Oversight

  • The current congressional debate on how best to punish federal slackers reminds Senior Correspondent Mike Causey why circular firing squads almost never work as intended.

    June 07, 2011
  • The Partnership for Public Service and Booz Allen Hamilton have teamed up for a report on the state of succession planning in the federal HR community. Ron Sanders is a senior executive advisor for Booz Allen Hamilton.

    June 06, 2011
  • Your agency needs to know what programs are wasting money so it can fix them. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose spoke with former federal procurement policy chief Steve Kelman about his idea to let federal employees vote for programs to be eliminated.

    June 06, 2011
  • Budget cuts could undermine leadership development in the federal government, observers say. Federal News Radio\'s Francis Rose spoke with American University\'s Robert Tobias about managers who say they have less time to participate in leadership development activities.

    June 06, 2011
  • The Office of Management and Budget has gotten preliminary plans for regulatory reform from 30 executive branch agencies after President Obama\'s January executive order calling for a review of unneeded or unjustified regulations. The White House also is encouraging independent federal agencies to submit their own plans, but OMB has gotten just a single page back so far.

    June 06, 2011
  • DC power outage leaves teleworkers flying the COOP.

    June 06, 2011
  • Learn how to better manage your agency\'s records management. Advice from Daniel Rainey, chief of staff at the National Mediation Board.

    June 03, 2011
  • The outgoing secretary said he has focused on achieving stretch goals and impressing upon employees to look at their jobs differently. Gary Locke initiated changes to how Commerce does budget planning, buys goods and services and serve their customers.

    June 03, 2011
  • The commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service offered a public apology Thursday to taxpayers who have had their names and social security numbers used to claim fraudulent refunds. The IRS is working to strengthen its internal controls to prevent it from issuing such refunds in the future.

    June 03, 2011
  • Contractors may cost more than you think. The Energy Department is finding that out the hard way. Mark Gaffigan is the Managing Director for Natural Resources and Environment Issues at GAO.

    June 02, 2011
  • Mark Olechowski is from the Office of the Chief Financial Officer at the Patent and Trademark Office. He shares how his agency improved its accountability reporting

    June 02, 2011
  • Carey Miller is the director of technology risk at Deloitte. She joins In Depth with updates your agency should know about in ID management

    June 02, 2011
  • Diane Cochran is Chief Operating Officer, government services division for Kelly, Anderson & Associates. She joins Francis Rose on In Depth for this week\'s Industry Chatter segment

    June 02, 2011
  • The Government Accountability Office examined the key systems DoD is using to provide space situational awareness. Federal News Radio spoke with Christina Chaplain, GAO\'s director of acquisition and sourcing management issues.

    June 02, 2011