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The White House today nominated Rafael Borras as Homeland Security Department’s under secretary for management. According to the White House, Borras currently serves as a vie president of construction services for the Mid-Atlantic region for…
June 24, 2009 -
Often, it is so easy to forget that the U.S. government is not alone. I often think the “ahead” or “behind” distinctions are fairly superfluous — different organizations are in different places in their evolutions…
June 24, 2009 -
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating what caused the Metro crash yesterday. The NTSB is the independent agency that handles all large transportation accidents. Ted Lopatkiewicz is the director of public affairs for…
June 23, 2009 -
The Senate Friday confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Zients to be the OMB deputy director of management and the Obama administration’s chief performance officer. The Senate Homeland Security Committee had signed off on his nomination…
June 22, 2009 -
The White House today will launch the third and final part of the Obama transparency and openness initiative where the White House CTO’s office will invite the public to “collaborate on crafting constructive proposals to…
June 22, 2009 -
The Pentagon wants members of the armed forces victimized by scam artists in these tough times to know that the Federal Trade Commission wants to help. The FTC\'s Consumer Sentinel/Military program provides a secure online database where the military can report concerns about identity theft, deceptive lending or mortgage practices. Find a link on http://www.ftc.gov .
June 19, 2009 -
At the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, Army Sergeant Gabrielle Martinez is one soldier who \"makes an impact\" on nearly everyone she meets. The information systems analyst with the 20th Support Command has helped fine tune the physical fitness program for her unit, and is also a leader of its color guard. In her \'spare time\', she earned a college degree, and is considering Officer Candidate School.
June 19, 2009 -
A lot of young people have shown an interest in working for the federal government — but many are discouraged when they find out how long it can take to get a federal job. The…
June 19, 2009 -
For the past few days on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we have had an ongoing feature — Women In Government. It has been an opportunity to…
June 19, 2009 -
On Capitol Hill, House Democrats are moving to put into law so-called ‘pay-go’, or pay-as-you-go rules affecting the federal budget. It’s an effort to rein in federal spending, even as the administration sets new records…
June 17, 2009 -
Kay Ely Associate Director Human Resources Products & Services Division Office of Personnel Management (OPM) June 22nd and June 24th
June 16, 2009 -
The administration may not have named a cyber czar yet, but when they do, this person will inherit some new initiatives in motion. These include a new national strategy and international collaboration. FederalNewsRadio’s Jason Miller…
June 16, 2009 -
Changes might be coming to the REAL ID program. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said she plans to scale back portions of the law. Cynthia Wong is the Plesser Fellow at the Center for…
June 16, 2009 -
A state-run newspaper said Monday that a Chinese submarine\'s reported collision last week with an underwater sonar apparatus towed by a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea was likely an accident. The official China Daily cited Chinese military experts as saying that the submarine\'s collision with the sonar array connected to the USS John S. McCain probably occurred due to a misjudgment of distance. No injuries were reported and the extent of damage to the sonar array was not immediately known.
June 16, 2009 -
June 16th, 2009 Listen to this week\'s show to hear discussion topics including: Web 2.0 technologies during emergencies The \"we,\" rather than the \"me\" during emergencies Real life web 2.0 success stories during emergencies
June 15, 2009