Agency Oversight

• Shutdown threatened federal events

  Events are a huge business for the government. And in the past couple of weeks the threat of a government shutdown had many insiders worried.

  All News

  April 11, 2011
• Bill would boost Federal Protective Service staff, training

  A bill introduced last week in the Senate would hire more Federal Protective Service guards and increase resources for training.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• FCC rebrands itself through new website

  Haley Van Dyck, director of citizen engagement at the Federal Communication Commission, says the agency wants to hear from users about its new website before launching completely next month.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• Tech advances help improve science at NIH

  Peter Alterman, the senior advisor to the chief information officer at NIH, tells Federal News Radio his agency is \"working to understand how new technology options can be used to advance the scientific research agenda\" at the agency.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• How social media changed shutdown rhetoric

  Steve Ressler, founder and president of GovLoop, talks to Tom Temin about the current and future use of social media in government, and how social media changed the talk surrounding the potential shutdown.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• NSA creating culture of leaders, managers

  Agency deputy director said leadership and management take different skill sets, but every organization needs both. NSA uses training, mentoring and other resources to ensure its managers and leaders can succeed.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• Feds respond to averted shutdown

  Federal employees attending the Federal Senior Management Conference talked with Federal News Radio about the shutdown that almost was.

  Budget

  April 11, 2011
• Tips for management under the new budget

  One of the challenges now is how to keep morale up as your agency, and even department funding goes down. We get tips from FMA\'s George Smith.

  Federal Drive

  April 11, 2011
• Shutdown averted, six-day CR passed

  The White House and Congress agreed to both a short-term deal and a longer-term one funding the government through 2011 and cutting more than $35 billion. OMB issued new guidance telling agencies to resume normal operations which means feds should report to work as usual.

  Budget

  April 09, 2011
• Breakdown of cuts in one-week CR

  $2 billion in cuts was passed in a temporary one-week continuing resolution to keep the government open. Find out what those cuts are.

  Budget

  April 09, 2011
• Congress continues negotiations; Feds frustration grows

  President Obama expects to have an answer Friday morning about whether a shutdown can be averted. Meanwhile agencies have new guidance from OMB on how to prepare to close down their offices. Federal workers vent frustrations and ask questions during a town hall meeting sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran.

  Budget

  April 08, 2011
• Analysis: Will Obama’s performance management reform work?

  Philip Joyce, a professor of Management, Finance and Leadership at the Maryland School of Public Policy, took an in depth look at President Obama\'s performance initiative in Governing Magazine and shares his analysis.

  All News

  April 07, 2011
• OMB to flesh out details of civilian BRAC effort

  The administration expects to submit a legislative proposal to Congress by the end of April outlining how they will create a board to improve the process to dispose of excess property. OMB controller Danny Werfel said the White House will follow DoD\'s BRAC effort in many ways. Some lawmakers question OMB\'s leadership in this effort.

  Budget

  April 07, 2011
• Treasury names Robyn East as new CIO

  The Treasury Department named Robyn East to be their new chief information officer.

  Budget

  April 06, 2011