Management

  • The latest report on the 10-year effort to build a nationwide interoperable communications system shows law enforcement agents are still using 15-year-old radios. DoJ\'s Integrated Wireless Network program has been a victim of budget shortfalls and poor governance.

    January 20, 2012
  • Travis Sharp, a defense analyst at the Center for a New American Security, outlines three main areas where DoD could make cuts.

    January 20, 2012
  • The Navy has signed a deal to start funneling green energy to its largest base. Instead of costing money, the project will save money, Navy and industry officials say.

    January 20, 2012
  • The University of Maryland\'s CIO Certificate program focuses on teaching its students to meet the challenges of management and leadership. The certificate program is one of several affiliated with GSA\'s CIO University. January 19, 2012

    January 19, 2012
  • The federal CIO said he\'s not concerned that the administration\'s cloud initiative will fall victim to the same types of roadblocks lawmakers set out for e-government seven years ago. VanRoekel said members of Congress need data on the value cloud computing brings. He also said vendor management organizations and mobile computing are among his short term priorities.

    January 19, 2012
  • The environmental problems we\'re facing today are more complex than those of 40 years ago. What is EPA doing to better incorporate sustainability into its decision-making? Why is EPA involved in green chemistry research? Join host Michael Keegan on the next The Business of Government Hour as he explores these questions and so much more with Dr. Paul Anastas, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

    January 19, 2012
  • Belva Martin, the director of acquisition and sourcing management issues at GAO, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the agency\'s latest report on the use of the national-security exception in defense contracting. GAO concluded the Defense Department\'s rules for when its agencies must disclose the use of the exception are unclear.

    January 19, 2012
  • Tom Allen, the chairman of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the recent report it released to stakeholders, which serves as the board\'s three-year plan.

    January 19, 2012
  • The board that oversees the Thrift Savings Plan is reminding federal employees that their G Fund investments are safe — even if the government reaches the debt ceiling and cannot issue new securities to the G fund.

    January 19, 2012
  • Russel Rumbaugh, co-director of budgeting for foreign affairs and defense at the Stimson Center, sees the looming sequester as an empty threat. Meanwhile, DoD and the administration move forward with significant cuts in spending.

    January 19, 2012
  • Satisfaction went up 2.3 percent in 2011, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index released today by Foresee. The bump comes after a decrease of 4.8 percent between 2009 and 2010.

    January 19, 2012
  • Agencies already are under the gun to put their public communications into plain language. A congressman behind the original effort now wants to get rid of government jargon in federal regulations.

    January 19, 2012
  • National Treasury Employees Union president Colleen M. Kelly and Federal Times reporters Sean Reilly and Andy Medici will discuss some of the big issues affecting government workers. January 18, 2012

    January 18, 2012
  • Steve Krause, a principal at Catalyst Partners, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss how steep defense cuts could actually play to smaller contractors\' strengths.

    January 18, 2012