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…
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…
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……
New push to improve legal protection for federal whistleblowers
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…
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…
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…
The Senate has postponed voting on a $410-billion dollar omnibus spending plan to keep most federal agencies running thru the end of this fiscal year. Up to now, programs have been getting money at 2008…
President Barack Obama sent Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and OMB Director Peter Orzag to Capitol Hill yesterday to defend the 2010 budget proposal. Jodi Schneider is Senior Editor at Congressional Quarterly and brings us up…
$355 million. That’s how much President Barack Obama wants for the Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity budget in 2010. GCN reports that the money would support the department’s role in the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, among…
Evilee Ebb We told you earlier that Evilee Ebb had left the 1105 Government Information Group has a new gig. She quietly has a new job — Monday was her first day at TechTarget, the…
Maj. Gen. Carlos Pair is retiring from the Defense Department\'s Business Transformation Agency after 37 years of active service.
A summary of spending proposals from the Obama administration
President Barack Obama releases an overview of his 2010 budget this morning, and one of his biggest goals is cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Many are asking whether…
On Wednesday, literally during Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we had a sudden read alert — had the CTO been named? It came in the form of…