Management

  • In reports and testimony to Congress, the Government Accountability Office finds DoD has built a credible plan to meet a Congressionally-mandated full financial audit by 2017. However, the audit agency is skeptical the military branches will be able to implement the plan in time.

    September 19, 2011
  • According to certain twisted history buffs, somebody in April, 1865, asked Mrs. Abraham Lincoln how the liked the play at Ford\'s Theater. Federal workers may appreciate the irony of that sick joke later on today, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

    September 19, 2011
  • Peter Roudik is the director of the 20-person staff of the Global Legal Research Center at the Library of Congress. The center serves all three branches of the government when they have inquiries about international laws.

    September 19, 2011
  • The Federal-Postal Coalition that represents 4.6 million government workers is urging President Barack Obama to preserve federal employees\' pay and benefits when he sends his budget-reduction plan to Congress Monday. Coalition members fear lawmakers\' drive to find funding cuts could harm federal employees.

    September 18, 2011
  • Host Derrick Dortch is joined by Linda Rix, Co-CEO of Avue Technologies. September 16, 2011(Encore presentation September 30, 2011)

    September 16, 2011
  • Working alongside Secretary Tom Vilsack, Merrigan oversees the day-to-day operation of USDA\'s many programs and spearheads the $149 billion USDA budget process.

    September 16, 2011
  • The law aims to ensure the Patent and Trademark Office has the money it needs to reduce a large backlog of unreviewed patent applications. PTO plans to hire as many as 2,000 new patent application examiners.

    September 16, 2011
  • A new memo details three classifications for the new contracting officer\'s representative position, which replaces the contracting officer\'s technical representatives as of Jan. 1. The goal is to improve acquisition oversight, especially of high risk contracts.

    September 16, 2011
  • Virginia Democratic Re. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) joined the Federal Drive to discuss the latest on the debate over the continuing resolution and the future of the Postal Service.

    September 16, 2011
  • Matt Perry is making wide-ranging effort to improve the Office of Personnel Management\'s technology infrastructure. This includes data storage and analytics to make processing HR information easier. September 15, 2011

    September 15, 2011
  • Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) is recommending a slew of cuts to federal agencies as part of the effort to reduce the deficit by $1.5 trillion in the next decade.

    September 15, 2011
  • The short-term spending bill will keep government funded through midnight Nov. 18.

    September 15, 2011
  • With Congress divided over nearly everything, the continuity of the government itself is uncertain. Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) told Federal News Radio he holds little confidence Congress can pass appropriations bills by the time government funding runs out at the end of the month.

    September 15, 2011
  • Sean McGurk is leaving. Nicole Dean gets a promotion and two others step into acting roles to fill in spots.

    September 15, 2011