Budget
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We are two days into Recovery.gov’s week-long National Dialogue on stimulus and transparency… and so far, it seems that they are getting some good information. Just a reminder for those who haven’t been following the…
April 29, 2009 -
The full House and Senate could vote today on President Obama’s first budget resolution. James Horney is the director of federal fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He joins us to…
April 29, 2009 -
I almost felt like the headline of this post should be: Did you hear what I heard? I mentioned that federal CIO Vivek Kundra spoke last week at AFCEA’s Bethesda chapter. (In fact, I’m going…
April 28, 2009 -
FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about how the swine flu outbreak has been affecting the federal government and federal employees. So, how are agencies like HHS and the CDC coordinating efforts when there is no…
April 27, 2009 -
Editor’s note: I updated with a few items discussed this morning. Find the updated links at the bottom of this post. I will be moderating a panel on Monday for Bisnow on government 2.0 —…
April 26, 2009 -
I’ve been hearing a lot about changes at GSA — some concrete, and some just discussed. I’ll talk about potential changes later, but… a concrete move from Acting Administrator Paul Prouty Friday. In a memo,…
April 25, 2009 -
Last weekend, President Obama used his weekend address to announce the chief performance officer and the Obama chief technology officer. This week, he was talking government reform. (BTW, reporters just love it when they find…
April 25, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio It isn’t always easy to innovate. So you should probably try and fail. “You need failure to have innovation because innovation requires experimentation, but how can you fail and…
April 24, 2009 -
New ideas are great, but how can you implement them at your agency? How can you foster the development of new ideas in the first place? William Eggers is with Deloitte and has written two…
April 24, 2009 -
A big appointment for the Obama administration: It has been somewhat known but it is all but official — Frank DiGiammarino is moving to the White House. Starting next month, he will be the Deputy…
April 24, 2009 -
Recently, the House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing called Public Service in the 21st Century: An Examination of the State of the Federal Workforce. Tim McManus…
April 24, 2009 -
I’m up early this morning to attend the monthly breakfast gathering for AFCEA International’s Bethesda, MD chapter — and it’s a good one this morning. I expect a packed house as Vivek Kundra, the federal…
April 23, 2009 -
One of the more vexing issues right now is transparency and the recovery program, and I keep pointing out that this is all unprecedented. There has arguably never been this level of transparency on this…
April 22, 2009 -
April 23rd, 2009 BIG Experience host: Mr. J. David Reeves, Blacks In Government National President, will have Mr. DaRayl Davis, CEO, Financial Assurance Corporation as the guest on Thursday at 11:00 AM. with the topics being \"Federal Government Thrift Savings, Financial Planning, and Retirement Planning.\"
April 21, 2009 -
FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about the new Chief Performance Officer Jeffrey Zients. Though Zients comes with excellent credentials, some have pointed out he has little government experience. Don Kettl is with the Fels Institute…
April 21, 2009