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The Senate Finance Committee is considering ways to pay for health reform. Yesterday, senators released a list of tax hikes such as cutting back on flexible spending accounts or taxing alcoholic beverages. We are joined…
May 19, 2009 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs officially has a new chief information officer. Roger Baker, formerly the Commerce Department CIO, was confirmed by the Senate Monday. Baker’s formal title is Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology.…
May 18, 2009 -
With a response that took less than a minute, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano seemingly put to rest a debate that has been lingering in Washington for years. She told House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie…
May 18, 2009 -
The President’s nominee to become Census Bureau Director has made some noteworthy promises, and he’s not even confirmed yet. Amid concerns about politicization of the 2010 census, Dr. Robert Groves says if he’s pressured to…
May 18, 2009 -
When a National Guardsman returns from a deployment. its sometimes easy to deal with physical wounds. But what about traumatic brain injury, or post-traumatic stress disorder? To combat that, the Army has come up with FID-RAH...or the post-deployment health reassessment, for soldiers coming home. Its designed to catch combat-related health problems before they get home, and get the help they need. I\'m Max Cacas.
May 18, 2009 -
Air Force Captain Charlotta Blalock says she gets some strange looks from people when she\'s on a plane, and will drop to the deck and start doing push ups at 14,000 feet. Blalock, who is aide de camp to General Roger Brady, head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, is now a competitive bodybuilder, after deciding four years ago to step it up when it came to her fitness. She scores \"excellent\" in the Air Force fitness test. I\'m Max Cacas.
May 18, 2009 -
The Pentagon is teaming with the Office of Personnel Management for a review of the National Security Personnel System. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn and OPM\'s new director, John Berry, will ask the Defense Review Board to set up a task force to look at NSPS. DoD has held off on converting military organizations to the new pay system pending the review. NSPS currently covers more than 200 thousand Pentagon staffers. I\'m Max Cacas.
May 18, 2009 -
As some of you may know, I write a column for AFCEA’s Signal magazine. It appears on the back page of the magazine each month. After coming from Federal Computer Week, which put out 40…
May 18, 2009 -
President Obama\'s nominee to head the U.S. Census Bureau responded in the bluntest terms possible to questions regarding the politicization of the 2010 census. Senate leaders expect to vote on the nomination before adjourning for the Memorial Day recess.
May 15, 2009 -
Some veterans and some states have been complaining about how federal contractors are providing job opportunities to veterans, and how the Labor Department and Veterans Affairs Department are monitoring compliance with several laws. Two panels…
May 15, 2009 -
The Federal Government could be hiring as many as 600,000 workers over the next four years. We learn more from Tim McManus with the Partnership for Public Service.
May 15, 2009 -
Pick is also former astronaut and likely to meet with the President on Monday.
May 15, 2009 -
We’ve been hearing pings for awhile, but it now seems to be common knowledge within the halls of the Agriculture Department: The new USDACIO post will go to the current acting CIO Chris Smith. We…
May 15, 2009 -
Some lawmakers called the Homeland Security Department’s decision not to let transportation and border workers use masks during H1N1 virus outbreak unacceptable. One lawmaker even threatened to legislate the right of these federal employees to…
May 14, 2009 -
One organization is working to develop leaders in the contracting industry. The National Contract Management Association recently saw its third class graduate. John Wilkinson, Director of Education and Certification at the NCMA, tells us more…
May 14, 2009