Budget
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The Craigslist founder laments that the White House\'s open government initiative hasn\'t received much attention.
July 30, 2010 -
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Outgoing OMB Director lists accomplishments of administration in speech at his former home, the Brookings Institution.
July 30, 2010 -
Jeffrey Zients has been chosen to serve as acting director of the Office of Management and Budget until a new director is confirmed.
July 30, 2010 -
A major new patent examination initiative would provide applicants greater control. USPTO\'s David Kappos explains how it will work.
July 30, 2010 -
Congress enacted the fiscal year 2010 Exploration appropriation, which appropriated about $3.7 billion for \"exploration research and development activities.\" The GAO\'s Susan Polling tells us about how the funds are being, or not being, spent.
July 30, 2010 -
Coleman says group hugs are important. Essentially, you\'ve got to get everybody in that room so that they\'re part of it. That is collaboration. We learn more from Casey Coleman, CIO at GSA
July 30, 2010 -
A Senate panel probes the government\'s continued foreign language deficiencies. The Government Accountability Office finds limited progress across several agencies. DHS and DoD are taking steps to increase the number of employees with foreign language skills.
July 30, 2010 -
GAO found significant success in obtaining passports using fraudulent documents in the second investigation in two years. While State is implementing facial recognition technology to close the existing gaps, lawmakers are introducing new legislation to give the agency more security capabilities.
July 29, 2010 -
A look back on the last 18 months driving the federal government.
July 29, 2010 -
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Grande Lum will lead a program that has been plagued by fraud and abuse. GAO successfully received HUBZone certifications for three bogus firms in sting operation. SBA administrator promises more oversight of the program.
July 29, 2010 -
A former Agriculture Department official who was forced to resign has a lot to think about before coming back. Attorney Bill Bransford explains the issues to us.
July 29, 2010 -
Now set to conclude his tenure as director of the Office of Management and Budget this Friday, Peter Orszag appraised his 18 months in the job. He points to a number of ways in which he and the administration tried to change the way the government works.
July 29, 2010 -
The Office of Management and Budget is taking aim at the worst 25-to-30 technology projects across government.
July 28, 2010