Budget
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Subhead: The Defense Department said preparing for an agencywide financial audit by 2017 is a good way to make sure every dollar counts in this budget climate. It is putting resources into training administrators and trying to improve its technology systems.
August 24, 2011 -
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Government Executive, adds some clarity to OMB\'s budget guidance.
August 23, 2011 -
Linda Springer, former OMB Controller and former OPM Director, joined In Depth host Francis Rose on the day of the earthquake that rocked the D.C. region.
August 23, 2011 -
The plan includes more than 500 ideas to simplify or eliminate rules all over government. The plan aims to save businesses $10 billion over five years. Industry groups say it doesn\'t go far enough.
August 23, 2011 -
Trying to change the culture-driven patterns of IT spending in the military services by issuing edicts would not work, and should not work, the Pentagon\'s chief information officer said. She said she sees her role as making sure the services have what they need, and that their IT efforts benefit DoD as an enterprise.
August 22, 2011 -
A new governmentwide framework for evaluating the top career employees in the Senior Executive Service will be rolled out at the end of September. Steve Shih, a deputy associate director in the Office of Personnel Management, said it will bring uniformity and predictability to a process that now seems uneven.
August 22, 2011 -
According to a recent survey, most respondents said increased telework training has not been built into their 2012 budgets.
August 21, 2011 -
The buyout offers target 10 percent of the Library\'s workforce. Certain employees are eligible to receive $25,000 to leave the agency. The Library is one of several agencies that have offered buyouts to reduce costs. reduce 10% of workforce
August 19, 2011 -
OMB issued implementation guidance for the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act. Over the next few months, agencies and the White House will decide on two-to-eight priority goals. OMB also will develop interim governmentwide goals.
August 19, 2011 -
Steve McMillin, a partner at Hamilton Place Strategies and the former deputy director at OMB, explains how agencies can propose 5 percent in cuts to their 2013 budgets.
August 19, 2011 -
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), one of the 12 lawmakers named to the Congressional super committee, tasked with cutting the deficit by $1 trillion, joined the Federal Drive for an exclusive look.
August 19, 2011 -
On today\'s Federal Drive: OMB\'s budget guidance calls for cuts to agency spending, the SEC is hit by allegations of destroying documents and the USPS begins negotiating with two postal unions.
August 19, 2011 -
Agencies must sharpen their pencils to figure out what they can afford in 2012 and beyond. The Labor Department is asking program offices to rethink and redo budget proposals and plans. The Air Force will need to take more surgical cuts to find savings.
August 19, 2011 -
Analysis from: Jonathan Breul, executive director, IBM Center for the Business of Government Doug Davidson, director in the Global Public Sector Practice at Grant Thornton, and the publisher of the Federal Financial Management News blog, FedCFO.com.
August 18, 2011 -
David Maurer, director of Homeland Security and Justice Issues at GAO, explains why FPS is out of time and money.
August 18, 2011