Agency Oversight

  • Planning is nearing the final stages. Details of the National Mall Plan have been released and comments are coming in. We get the latest from NPS spokesman Bill Line

    July 26, 2010
  • Jerry Davis, the widely respected chief information security officer at NASA, is leaving that agency to join the Department of Veterans Affairs, the DorobekINSIDER has confirmed. The move had been widely rumored for months, but…

    July 26, 2010
  • Managers run things, but how did they get there and what makes them tick? Managers have been studied to death, but today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gets feedback from the folks who know bosses best.

    July 26, 2010
  • Performance expert John Kamensky tells me why he read, reviewed, and recommends the book \"Performance Management in the Public Sector.\"

    July 23, 2010
  • This week, host Ruben Gomez talks with Tom Harrigan, DEA chief of operations. July 29, 2010

    July 23, 2010
  • Creating a special group of people who look solely at innovation might help you be more successful.

    July 23, 2010
  • What happens when a brilliant scientist, technician or specialist gets promoted to being a manager. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a new government study indicates the promotion is often a disaster.

    July 23, 2010
  • Tim Ruland, Chief Information Technology Security Officer at the Census Bureau, says his office reimages 25-30 PCs each month because of irresponsible Web browsing. Ruland says some managers may choose to revoke employee Internet privileges to help fix the problem. Census is also developing a safe Web surfing handbook for all employees.

    July 22, 2010
  • New organization of transit officials will share technology information and best practices.

    July 22, 2010
  • The new emphasis on transparency and openness is requiring a different approach to leadership in many federal agencies. The NRC\'s Darren Ash gives us his take.

    July 22, 2010
  • A team of over 40 civilians is going to Afghanistan to set up a distribution facility where materials are stored and issued to members of the military. Rear Admiral Thomas Traaen tells us how it works.

    July 22, 2010
  • A well-crafted health management program leads to healthy employees, increased productivity and decreased health care costs. But most health programs lack the continuity needed to be as effective and efficient as possible. Aon Consulting offers benchmarking tools to measure the design and operation of your health management and lost time programs. With Aon\'s Health and Productivity Value-Based Assessment, your organization will be on the road to a healthy culture and successful program.

    July 21, 2010
  • Tim Ruland, Chief Information Technology Security Officer at the Census Bureau, says his office reimages 25-30 PCs each month because of irresponsible Web browsing. Ruland says some managers may choose to revoke employee Internet privileges to help fix the problem. Census is also developing a safe Web surfing handbook for all employees.

    July 21, 2010
  • Some of the investments listed on the IT Dashboard are already hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and years behind schedule. David Powner, Director of Information Technology Management Issues for GAO explains.

    July 21, 2010