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Irrational optimism is a key to why infrastructure projects are often estimated to cost less than they actually do, the Wall Street Journal reports.
October 18, 2010 -
The federal government found it had 1,000 more data centers than previously estimated, Government Computer News reports. In the past eight months, agencies have been identifying data centers as part of the Federal Data Center…
October 18, 2010 -
The DC Office of Chief Technology Officer starts a Results-Only Work Environment, GovLoop and American Progress report.
October 18, 2010 -
2010 ELC plans to bring together leaders from government and industry to discuss how results-oriented approaches are working, how to address existing capability gaps, and how to sustain continuous government transformation. We get a preview from conference chairs Kathy Conrad and Dave McClure.
October 18, 2010 -
The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Management Service and the U.S. Navy recently completed the rollout of the Navy Cash Stored Value Card program across the entire active Navy Surface Fleet. Graham Mackenzie, a spokesman for Navy Cash, joins us with details.
October 18, 2010 -
Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said health care costs could make up as much as $65 billion of the defense budget by 2015. He said Air Force must work with other services to help reduce costs.
October 18, 2010 -
Sandra Gurvis, author of the Handbook for Managing Telework, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss the five steps to successfully managing teleworkers.
October 15, 2010 -
The Partnership for Public Service\'s report is a step-by-step hiring guide for federal managers. Tim McManus, vice president for education and outreach at PPS, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss hiring reform.
October 15, 2010 -
President Obama said Friday that agencies might leave some vacancies as the administration figures out how to save money, The Washington Post reports.
October 15, 2010 -
Because motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of worker fatalities, OSHA and DOT are teaming up to combat distracted driving. OSHA\'s David Michaels has details.
October 15, 2010 -
Warner\'s proposed legislation requires federal agencies to do less work with performance data more often. More details from Mark Warner.
October 15, 2010 -
The administration conducts its first set of reviews of the three-to-eight high priority goals each agency set last year. OMB is encouraging agencies to conduct their own reviews in order to keep focus on meeting the objectives. All agency performance information eventually will be made public through a new portal, Performance.gov.
October 15, 2010 -
Jason Miller discusses how OMB will soon put a progress report online in the form of a portal called performance.gov.
October 14, 2010 -
The rise of the use of Facebook and other social media has been a great marketing tool for many agencies, The Wall Street Journal reports.
October 14, 2010 -
Eileen Harrington, the SBA\'s chief operating officer, announced yesterday that she is leaving to become the new executive director of the Federal Trade Commission.
October 14, 2010