Budget
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Some Senate Armed Services Committee members are unhappy with the Pentagon\'s lack of transparency and inclusion in the decision to close the base. Defense Deputy Secretary Lynn said the Pentagon held almost 30 meetings before concluding that JFCOM needed to be closed. Lynn also offers insight into future of DoD CIO and BTA.
September 29, 2010 -
The Defense Department\'s shrinking industrial base is a major roadblock to achieving significant savings over the next three years. In a hearing Tuesday, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee heard DoD\'s rationale for plans to save $100 billion over the next three years. Federal New Radio\'s Jason Miller brings the latest on DoD\'s plans from Capitaol Hill.
September 28, 2010 -
A GAO study finds women accounted for 40 percent of managers in the U.S. workforce in 2007, New York Times reports.
September 28, 2010 -
How can you calculate your expenses when you travel for the federal government? Steve Ressler, explains about GovLoops new per diem calculator.
September 28, 2010 -
A congressionally mandated panel, supported by staff from the RAND Corporation, told lawmakers and the secretary that the United States has an urgent need to implement changes in the way the Department of Defense plans for and would respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident.
September 28, 2010 -
A new report concludes collaborative voluntary partnerships should be viewed as a complement to agency regulatory activities rather than as a replacement for the traditional command-and-control approach to regulation. Author Russell Mills explains.
September 27, 2010 -
The Coast Guard issued guidance July 16, 2010 to its personnel prohibiting the use of these devices by operators of Coast Guard boats and also restricted their use by other crewmembers. We get an update from Rear Adm. Brian Salerno
September 27, 2010 -
GAO has found inconsistent compliance with the three VA purchasing and tracking requirements, creating potential risks to veterans\' safety. Details from GAO\'s Dr. Debra Draper.
September 27, 2010 -
As people live longer, healthier lives, agencies are facing a growing number of older workers. This is presenting a big problem for younger supervisors. Peter Cappelli, a professor at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and author of the book \"Managing the Older Worker,\" explains how younger supervisors can effectively manage.
September 24, 2010 -
Administration\'s working group also is looking at policies and regulations that need to be updated. DoD calls on Congressional support when the White House submits its package of legislative changes. Meanwhile, DHS has released a draft of the National Cyber Incident Response Plan.
September 24, 2010 -
President Obama has nominated Major General Darrell Jones to oversee manpower and personnel issues on the Air Staff.
September 24, 2010 -
A bill by Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del.) aims to save the Postal Service from mounting debt with the POST Act.
September 24, 2010 -
Troubled IT projects are getting top-level attention. The kind of attention CIOs would like to avoid. Interior\'s CIO Bernard Mazer gives us a progress report.
September 24, 2010 -
The National Archives and Record Administration is giving your agency tips for managing records in the cloud computing era.
September 24, 2010 -
Some say they\'re just nibbling around the edges. But, CMS is putting some proposed new rules out there to combat fraud and abuse in Medicaid and Medicare. WFED\'s Scott Carr explains.
September 24, 2010