Agency Oversight
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The Department of Homeland Security gets more Freedom of Information Act requests than any other agency. It\'s now assembling a new set of processes that will centralize requests by individuals who want to know what data the agency is storing about them.
December 08, 2010 -
Loopholes in the global aviation system beyond the control of the Homeland Security Department are stymieing steps to bolster screening, several federal officials told lawmakers.
December 07, 2010 -
But who will certify the certifiers? We get a feel for how Health IT certification works from HHS\'s Dr. Doug Fridsma.
December 07, 2010 -
\"(P)erhaps the lesson of Wikileaks should be that the open air is less fearsome than we\'d thought. That should lead to less secrecy. After all, the only sure defense against leaks is transparency,\" says Prof. Jeff Jarvis. He joins us to talk about it.
December 07, 2010 -
The Defense Department employs about 45,000 workers with disabilities, but needs to boost awareness of a program to support, hire and retain them says Stephen M. King. The DOD\'s director of disability programs joins us to tell us how he plans to do that.
December 07, 2010 -
Bid protests are up, which means so is the workload at GAO. The Government Accountability Office\'s Ralph White explains what\'s involved.
December 07, 2010 -
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any errors that are found.
December 07, 2010 -
December 6th and December 8th, 2010 Join us for a conversation with government technology leaders on the intersection of technology and government mission.
December 06, 2010 -
The Administration on Aging\'s Senior Medicare Patrol program has been awarded the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association 2010 Excellence in Public Awareness Award. Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, Health and Human Services explains.
December 06, 2010 -
Federal employees are being warned not to look at documents leaked by WikiLeaks website,
December 06, 2010 -
Kerry Chou, senior practice leader at WorldatWork, and David Insler, senior vice president at Sibson Consulting, tell the DorobekINSIDER current performance reviews are not living up to their full potential.
December 03, 2010 -
The incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee doesn\'t find much good in the new telework act.
December 03, 2010 -
While the recommendations from the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform didn\'t pass, we may not have seen the end of them. Jason Fichtner, senior research fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins us with more.
December 03, 2010 -
Debt commission\'s plan fails to get majority approval. The White House and lawmakers say they will review the recommendations and figure out how to move many of them forward.
December 03, 2010 -
Arnold Fields, the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, failed to convince his congressional critics that he\'s qualified to handle his watchdog job.
December 03, 2010