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Carolyn Clancy, M.D. Director Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) July 20th and July 22nd
July 13, 2009 -
By Emily Jarvis Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio There are historians that study rock music, English dictionaries and Harry Potter. But right now there is no national historian chronicling inter-government relations between agencies. Sure every government agency…
July 13, 2009 -
Most of this is a re-post of an earlier item — but we had to change the date because of a conflict. The new date for the July meeting of the Federal News Radio Book…
July 11, 2009 -
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board late Friday posted a response to all the questions about its $9.5 million award for the redesign of Recovery.gov. The big question: * Isn’t $9.5 million a lot of…
July 10, 2009 -
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board late Friday posted a response to all the questions about its $9.5 million award for the redesign of Recovery.gov. The big question: * Isn’t $9.5 million a lot of…
July 10, 2009 -
It has been all of about one day since the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board — yes, the RAT Board — and Smartronix, the company that was just awarded a $9.5 million deal to (re)build…
July 10, 2009 -
OK all you funny people — here is your chance: The Treasury Department’s Bureau of Public Debt has a request for quotations for humor in the workplace meetings. Yes, I’m serious! The Contractor shall conduct…
July 09, 2009 -
Some of the top minds in federal, state and local government joined members of the scientific and medical community for a one-day summit on the H1N1 (swine) flu virus today. That summit was held at…
July 09, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio In the federal government, there is too much emphasis on on awarding acquisition and too little on actually making sure the awards are achieving their goals. That’s the conclusion…
July 09, 2009 -
Beginning in September, federal contractors will need to confirm the identities of their 4 million workers through Homeland Security’s E-Verify program. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano further strengthened E-Verify by announcing the Administration’s support for regulation…
July 09, 2009 -
A number of people comings & goings in the past few days… * DOT CIO Nitin Harban I mentioned this a few days ago — at that time unconfirmed — that there was a new…
July 09, 2009 -
Giving credit where credit is due right up front — Aliya Sternstein over at NextGov posts a great photo of President Obama checking out the new federal IT dashboard, which was officially opened to the…
July 09, 2009 -
The Obama administration has nominated Christopher P. Bertram to be the Transportation Department’s chief financial officer, otherwise known by the wonderful title of Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. From the White House write-up: Christopher…
July 07, 2009 -
I’ve been working throughout the day to catch up on what I missed over the past week while I was away with some time off. (I often post while I’m away. It is somewhat surprising…
July 07, 2009 -
Contamination of groundwater due to toxic waste dumping is a problem affecting many parts of the country, but in places like Frederick, Md., the problem is compounded when an Army base that made weapons is…
July 06, 2009