Agency Oversight
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President Obama has issued a memo detailing the steps agencies must take to do pre-and post-award audits on who gets federal funds. By the fall, agencies will have to check several databases to ensure the recipient is permitted to get money.
June 18, 2010 -
A new House bill would require agencies to invest significant time and resources in training managers. We talk with Rep. Jim Moran about the Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010.
June 18, 2010 -
\"Performance management isn\'t just a good government idea, it quite frankly is a matter of surviving and hopefully thriving,\" says Michelle Snyder, deputy chief operating officer at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
June 18, 2010 -
Women who work for the federal government, like their private sector counterparts, face unique challenges in balancing their personal lives with their careers. For the first time in its 6-year history, the Department of Homeland Security convened a diversity forum designed to give agency women an opportunity to discuss common challenges.
June 18, 2010 -
Legislation calls for agencies to adopt computer power savings techniques, implement advanced metering technology and create energy data standards.
June 17, 2010 -
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New GAO report examines old issue.
June 17, 2010 -
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GSA\'s Chief Greening Officer will be responsible for \'aggressively pursuing innovative sustainable practices within GSA\'s large portfolio of government-owned and leased buildings.\' Eleni Reed, CGO, explains.
June 17, 2010 -
Antennas intended for US e-Passports were being manufactured in Thailand. Were. GPO\'s Steve LeBlanc explains.
June 17, 2010 -
Administration will list agencies\' progress in meeting their high-priority goals detailed in the 2011 budget request. OMB wants quarterly updates to ensure agencies are on track to meet their plans of actions and milestones. Meanwhile, the House passes a bill to mandate a new type of performance management.
June 17, 2010 -
Senator Tom Carper tells Federal News Radio there is a lot of room for improvement.
June 16, 2010 -
Learn more in today\'s cybersecurity update.
June 16, 2010 -