Agency Oversight

• Army CIO Sorenson to retire

  The general spent more than 37 years in the service, including the last three as CIO. Mike Kreiger will be the acting CIO in the interim. Sorenson led several enterprise initiatives including moving the Army\'s e-mail system to DISA.

  Budget

  November 09, 2010
• Managing the fear of cutbacks among federal workers

  Washington Post\'s Tom Fox tells managers how to manage feds amidst talks of pay cuts, hiring freezes and furloughs.

  Budget

  November 09, 2010
• Future of human resources and social media

  Mashable reports on how the HR field can use social media to its advantage.

  Budget

  November 09, 2010
• NCPC planning fed workplaces of the future

  The federal workplace of the future will have a lot going for it, especially how close it will be to transportation. We get details from NCPC Senior Urban Planner David Zaidain.

  Federal Drive

  November 09, 2010
• Public Buildings Service reaches out to industry

  The Public Buildings Service Industry Relations Division works to increase awareness of PBS contract opportunities. Federal News Radio speaks with Kendra Turner, Director, Industry Relations, Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration. November 9, 2010

  Budget

  November 09, 2010
• King would increase DHS oversight if named chairman

  In the next few weeks, House Republicans will select new committee chairmen, and Congressman Peter King is the presumptive chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He wants to take the panel back to its original purpose of overseeing the Department of Homeland Security and the war on terrorism.

  Budget

  November 09, 2010
• New ways of learning rely on social networks

  Learning extends beyond classroom experiences and into social networking.

  Budget

  November 08, 2010
• Study: Smart people don’t always make teams smarter

  A report by Carnegie Mellon University shows that intelligent people don\'t always make a team smarter. Carnegie Mellon\'s Anita Woolly joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss which factors do contribute to a smart team.

  Budget

  November 08, 2010
• Pentagon openings give Obama options

  The New York Times reports President Obama will name the new new defense secretary and other top DoD posts in the next few months.

  Budget

  November 08, 2010
• OMB kicks off voting for SAVE Awards

  The Office of Management and Budget chose four ideas out of 18,000 entries that will save the government money. The winner will get to meet President Obama and present their idea. Voting starts today.

  Budget

  November 08, 2010
• HHS e-health IT funding to be performance based

  HHS is just months away from awarding federal funds for health IT, but in order to earn the money, health providers will first have to prove that they are using electronic health records in a meaningful way. We get details from HHS CTO Todd Park.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2010
• Federal unions post-election: what’s ahead?

  Last week\'s elections brought about big changes in Congress, but the results might also affect how federal labor unions work with lawmakers. We talk with NFFE\'s national president, Bill Dougan, and NTEU\'s president, Colleen Kelley.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2010
• NTEU post-election: what’s ahead?

  With the conclusion of the congressional elections, NTEU says it is time to put aside the politically-motivated criticism of federal employees and get down to the business of running the country. President Colleen Kelley joins us with details.

  Federal Drive

  November 08, 2010
• OPM reissues proposal to update suitability checks

  A year after the first proposed rule, the agency clarifies language to require re-investigations at least every five years for employees in public trust positions. The rule would implement a 2009 Executive Order.

  Budget

  November 05, 2010