Budget
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James Carafano, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the possible DoD cuts.
April 19, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management has produced guidelines for implementing a policy for telework. The guide outlines expectations of teleworkers and reminds agencies of the June 7 deadline to finalize their policies.
April 19, 2011 -
President Obama said the Defense Department must continue to cut wasteful spending from its budget for the country to reach fiscal health. At the same time, the country must continue to invest in energy, science and technology, he said.
April 19, 2011 -
The Federal Broadband Minute, provided by Hughes. \"How much bandwidth is needed for field offices to meet their agency missions?\" The answer? It depends on your mission and your network one size does not fit all. Too little at some sites may mean you can\'t run critical bandwidth-hungry applications. Too much at others means you\'re wasting tax dollars. You need to tailor bandwidth requirements at each location to ensure your network achieves your agency\'s mission. Only Hughes national managed broadband service delivers bandwidth tailored-to-fit at every site, affordably to quickly access voice, video and data for daily operations, or to reach your agency\'s cloud. Hughes technology includes built in WAN Optimization, ensuring high quality voice and data traffic is delivered on-time, and with optimal bandwidth efficiency. Enable your government field office of the future today from Hughes.
April 19, 2011 -
More hiring freezes may be on the way, which means get the job done NOW, according to John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service
April 19, 2011 -
We learn just what the Congressional Budget Office is going through during the continuing budget battles on Capitol Hill from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities\' Paul Van de Water.
April 19, 2011 -
The administration plans on cutting 100 data centers this year and 700 more by 2015. Bob Otto of Agilex Technologies says this is an attainable goal and offers tips for agencies in the process.
April 18, 2011 -
There\'s a lesson in the budget for the forthcoming battle over lifting the debt ceiling.
April 18, 2011 -
The Federal Broadband Minute, provided by Hughes. If your agency\'s communications network was tailored to your needs, what would it look like? Would your small and medium-sized field offices connect to the cloud and run applications with optimal bandwidth efficiency? Would your ideal network be cost effective, and able to leverage the benefits of GSA programs? Would it provide path-diverse communications that support COOP for the same price as your primary network service? And with your network, would you have confidence in secure connectivity, especially for teleworkers? Say yes to all these questions and meet the government field office of the future today from Hughes. With decades of experience and a comprehensive suite of solutions and partners, Hughes is able to deliver agencies a powerful, national managed broadband service providing voice, video, and data where, when, and how you need it.
April 18, 2011 -
President Obama\'s deficit reduction plan speech on Wednesday did not address how these cuts would affect federal pay and benefits, but one administration official told Federal News Radio that changes to federal retirement benefits were still possible.
April 15, 2011 -
The House passed a fiscal year 2012 bill today that freezes federal pay for three years and cuts the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition.
April 15, 2011 -
There\'s no impasse buster on the horizon. Paul Van de Water with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities explains why he says that.
April 15, 2011 -
Federal executives recognize that citizens are \"frustrated\" with government\'s ability to engage and service the public. We learn more from Melissa Hardt and Bryan Klopack, authors of a new study on engagement.
April 15, 2011 -
Army officials told Congress Thursday that they had made progress in reforming management at Arlington National Cemetery, an institution they said lacked a management foundation when a new management team took over in the wake of a scandal involving mismarked grave sites and other problems. Some members still are unhappy with the changes.
April 15, 2011 -
Federal News Radio viewed a copy of the proposal that would codify DHS\'s role in overseeing civilian agency networks. The draft legislation would expand DHS\'s authorities to those that are similar to what DoD already has around cyber. It also would include new roles around acquisition, personnel and FISMA implementation.
April 14, 2011