Budget

  • Learn more about a new GAO report

    September 09, 2010
  • VA issues second contract for Agent Orange claims

    September 09, 2010
  • Some changes at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service. Tamela “Tami” Riggs will move from GSA’s Public Building Service and has been named to the post of Assistant Commissioner, Office of Customer Accounts and Research for GSA’s…

    September 08, 2010
  • The Pentagon\'s top watchdog has abandoned efforts to do in-depth audits of defense contracts, leaving billions of dollars in taxpayer money at risk because of overpayments and fraud, according to an investigative report due to be made public Thursday.

    September 08, 2010
  • A watchdog group has uncovered massive reporting errors in data on USASpending.gov. The Sunlight Foundation says that accounts for half of the government spending data reported last year. After spending over a year looking at the reports on USA Spending.gov, Sunlight\'s web developer Kaitlin Lee says they\'ve launched ClearSpending.com to demonstrate their findings.

    September 08, 2010
  • Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation. The VA\'s Brad Mayes explains.

    September 08, 2010
  • One of the Obama administration\'s biggest partners when it comes to the use of technology for open government, the Sunlight Foundation, is questioning whether the push for gov 2.0 is running out of steam. Ellen Miller, Sunlight\'s executive director, calls the open data plans disappointing because 12 of 30 agencies didn\'t list any data sets for release. Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said he welcomes the criticism.

    September 08, 2010
  • The Partnership for Public Service is trying to improve federal hiring practices

    September 07, 2010
  • Learn more about the USGS\'s efforts to prepare the city in the event of a megaflood

    September 07, 2010
  • Pres. Obama has chosen his replacement for the retiring General Chilton

    September 07, 2010
  • VA makes changes to education payments system

    September 07, 2010
  • The FCC, GSA and the Smithsonian were among the best agencies to work for in the latest survey and officials point to a few specific reasons for their success. Agencies must make their employees feel like they are part of the answer to meeting their mission, agency officials say.

    September 07, 2010
  • E-Mentees will be recruited through State\'s existing network of thousands of alumni from exchange programs focusing on entrepreneurship, and others who express serious interest in entrepreneurial guidance. We get details from the State Department\'s Steven Koltai.

    September 03, 2010
  • Instead of giving the traditional \"State of the American Worker\" Labor Day speech in front of a small group, Secretary Hilda Solis this year recorded a video both highlighting the department\'s support of and commitment to the American worker. We ask Secretary Solis about the message of the day.

    September 03, 2010