Agency Oversight
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Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said health care costs could make up as much as $65 billion of the defense budget by 2015. He said Air Force must work with other services to help reduce costs.
October 18, 2010 -
Sandra Gurvis, author of the Handbook for Managing Telework, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the five steps to successfully managing teleworkers.
October 15, 2010 -
The Partnership for Public Service\'s report is a step-by-step hiring guide for federal managers. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at PPS, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss hiring reform.
October 15, 2010 -
Because motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of worker fatalities, OSHA and DOT are teaming up to combat distracted driving. OSHA\'s David Michaels has details.
October 15, 2010 -
Warner\'s proposed legislation requires federal agencies to do less work with performance data more often. More details from Mark Warner.
October 15, 2010 -
The administration conducts its first set of reviews of the three-to-eight high priority goals each agency set last year. OMB is encouraging agencies to conduct their own reviews in order to keep focus on meeting the objectives. All agency performance information eventually will be made public through a new portal, Performance.gov.
October 15, 2010 -
Jason Miller discusses how OMB will soon put a progress report online in the form of a portal called performance.gov.
October 14, 2010 -
The rise of the use of Facebook and other social media has been a great marketing tool for many agencies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
October 14, 2010 -
Eileen Harrington, the SBA\'s chief operating officer, announced yesterday that she is leaving to become the new executive director of the Federal Trade Commission.
October 14, 2010 -
Who should get first preference for contracts? A new law should help figure that out. Venable\'s Rob Burton explains it for us.
October 14, 2010 -
Computer experts at the secretive National Security Agency are teaming up with the Homeland Security Department in an effort to strengthen the nation\'s defenses against cyber attacks.
October 14, 2010 -
Maj. Gen. Hernandez took over the new organization Oct. 1. He tells Federal News Radio his goals include making sure the workforce has the capabilities it needs and to better understand the Army\'s situational awareness.
October 13, 2010 -
If the OIG\'s proposals were placed in effect, the Postal Service could potentially recover $142.4 billion. Details from USPS\'s Lorie Nelson.
October 13, 2010 -
NIST says it\'s identified five \"foundational\" sets of standards for Smart Grid interoperability and cyber security that are ready for consideration by federal and state energy regulators. Details from NIST\'s George Arnold
October 13, 2010 -
The study found that two areas of the call center experience that improved the most were the same areas that historically prove to be the most frustrating for callers. We get details from CFI\'s David Ham
October 13, 2010