December 15th, 2010 October is Cybersecurity month. Jane Norris, host of the new FedCentral program, will be joined by Karen Evans, partner at KE&T Partners, LLC, and former Administrator for E-Government and IT at OMB along with JR Reagan, principal with Deloitte & Touche LLP to discuss Cyber Workforce trends including key findings from the Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity study.
The Pentagon is launching a pilot program to share IT workers with the private sector.
The 2011 Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities database is intended to assist federal and private-sector employers in identifying workers with disabilities. Labor\'s John Beverly tells us about it.
PRONOM is a web-based public technical registry of more than 750 different digital file formats that enables digital archivists, records managers and the public to precisely identify and confirm digital file formats. NARA\'s Kenneth Thibodeau explains why that\'s important.
The $1.1 trillion Senate omnibus bill would authorize President Obama\'s pay freeze proposal. But it protects against furloughs or reductions-in-force. The Senate\'s bill would replace the House\'s version, which is a continuing resolution. Lawmakers must approve a bill before Dec. 19 when the current CR expires.
Former USDA CIO Anne Reed responds to OMB\'s plan to reform IT management.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has a new way of managing risks.
Whether it\'s decking the halls or planning for parties, the holiday season brings with it a host of distractions for workers. Accountemps\' Josh Howarth tells us about a new survey looking at pre-holiday productivity.
The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act has passed the Senate, but the debate lives on. We get opinions from the National Whistleblowers Center, a member of Congress, and good-government group the Partnership for Public Service.
Lawmakers have urged President Obama to expand the State Department\'s cyber authority.
\"Hard, but do-able,\" says a former administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy about OMB\'s new 25 point IT reform plan. Steve Kelman explains.
The National Security Agency plans to hire 1000 cybersecurity professionals in the next year. NSA\'s Associate Director for Human Resources, Kathy Hutson, told us how they plan to do that.
The Office of Management and Budget said many feds responsible for IT acquisition are so cautious about running afoul of ethics rules that they\'re passing up what could be productive interactions with the industry. The administration plans to start an awareness campaign to improve communication between agencies and vendors.
DoD Buzz reports that the DoD budget in 2011 may be short $19 billion.
The Partnership for Public Service\'s Tim McManus explained the findings of a report on best practices for federal hiring.