Budget
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Fort Hood, Texas, is getting something from the Stimulus Bill: 621 million dollars for a new military hospital. Fort Hood has outgrown the Carl Darnall Army Medical Center, built in the days of Vietnam, and…
March 20, 2009 -
Have DHS’s priorities changed when it comes to the southern border? DHS secretary Janet Napolitano seemed to suggest they have. Meeting with reporters Napolitano said DHS is still focused on fighting illegal immigration and drug…
March 20, 2009 -
I’ve received a number of calls and e-mails about yesterday’s post about GSA halting the use Facebook as a collaboration application. This is typical: I think the headline isn’t quite accurate and conveys the wrong…
March 19, 2009 -
GSA renames regional administrators as ‘regional commissioners’ — the first step to a broader reorg?Acting Administrator Paul Prouty sent out a memo last week to GSA offices announcing that he is changing titles for assistant regional administrators and deputy assistant regional administrators. Here is the memo sent out March…
March 16, 2009 -
The FY 2009 budget has passed and some agencies are seeing an increase in money. The Washington Post reports that the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration are going to get…
March 16, 2009 -
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Proper implementation of Chief Management Officer is key to improvements
March 12, 2009 -
Think of it as the ‘woman’s touch at war’. The 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine regiment has a not-so-secret weapon in the battle of hearts and minds in southern Afghanistan: an all-female Marine team. The women…
March 11, 2009 -
Congress has passed the $410-billion dollar omnibus spending bill, and just in the nick of time, too! The continuing resolution that was funding government expires today. Joining us to analyze the package is Congressional Quarterly…
March 11, 2009 -
The ACT-IAC government 2.0 panel today at FOSE As I have been mentioning, I have the opportunity to moderate a panel at the FOSE trade show on Wednesday titled Government 2.0: Evolution or revolution. I’ll…
March 11, 2009 -
Vivek Kundra The new Obama administration chief information officer Vivek Kundra is waisting no time getting out there and introducing himself. He had his first interview with Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Jason Miller yesterday……
March 10, 2009 -
New push to improve legal protection for federal whistleblowers
March 10, 2009 -
Just a reminder that you still have a few days to read Jeff Jarvis’s “What Would Google Do?” which is the Federal News Radio Book Club book for March. First, the details: Our discussion will…
March 07, 2009 -
It’s the big FOSE trade show next week. Despite a rough year and questions about how many people will be there, FOSE still is the only place where the government IT community comes together as…
March 07, 2009 -
Amy Morris Executive Editor, FederalNewsRadio In an effort to keep the federal government running for at least the next few days, Congress passed a stopgap spending measure today. This became necessary after a massive funding…
March 06, 2009