Management

• More guidance needed for emergency telework plans

  While the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010 required agencies to include telework policies in their continuity of operation plans, GAO found agencies lack a definition of what \"inclusion\" means.

  Congress

  July 24, 2011
• Partisan dispute partially shuts down FAA

  Efforts to avert a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration failed Friday amid a disagreement over a $16.5 million cut in subsidies to 13 rural communities, ensuring that nearly 4,000 people will be temporarily out of work and federal airline ticket taxes will be suspended.

  Budget

  July 23, 2011
• US-CERT chief Randy Vickers resigns

  US-CERT chief Randy Vickers resigns. His resignation is effective immediately.

  Technology

  July 22, 2011
• SSA budget forces overtime cuts

  The Social Security Administration will close its field offices 30 minutes early, in an effort to save money on overtime.

  Budget

  July 22, 2011
• How to spot – and keep – future agency leaders

  Tim McManus, vice president of the Partnership for Public Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss leadership development at federal agencies. He told Federal News Radio how to look for, develop and keep potential leaders.

  All News

  July 22, 2011
• LaHood on shutdown showdown at FAA

  A shutdown may be coming at the FAA. The Federal Drive gets the latest on that situation from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

  Budget

  July 22, 2011
• Army asserts progress on acquisition reforms

  An Army-commissioned study finds that since 1996, the service has spent more than a billion dollars per year on defense systems that wound up being cancelled. Army leaders say they recognize the problem, and have already begun moving aggressively toward reform.

  Defense

  July 22, 2011
• DoJ’s Hitch looks back on a decade of IT changes

  Van Hitch will retire as the Justice Department\'s CIO at the end of July. He said cybersecurity, information sharing and social media and mobile computing were among the biggest technology transformations he saw. July 21, 2011

  Ask the CIO

  July 21, 2011
• GAO: DHS needs cost-benefit analysis in IT acquisitions

  David Maurer, the director of homeland security and justice issues at GAO told Federal News Radio, the latest Government Accountability Office report on DHS acquisition contains three key areas for improvement, including better defined requirements and more testing and evaluation of technologies.

  All News

  July 21, 2011
• Industry Chatter: Agencies must get grip on big data

  Randall Jackson, vice president of Federal Solutions at software firm MarkLogic, joined Industry Chatter with Francis Rose to discuss the shifting nature of Big Data and how agencies are managing it.

  All News

  July 21, 2011
• Industry: Concept good, but results lacking

  Learn more about how the new set-aside rule for women owned businesses is working from Penny Pompei, national executive director of Women Construction Owners and Executives.

  Management

  July 21, 2011
• Data center consolidation ahead of schedule

  Agencies have stepped up the pace of their data center consolidation efforts, leading to predicted data center closures numbering well above what the Office of Management and Budget predicted earlier this year.

  Budget

  July 21, 2011
• Nip and Tuck or Guillotine Time?

  It\'s showtime for Congress, the White House and members of the federal family. Odds are, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, you are not going to like what you see and hear for the next couple of weeks.

  Budget

  July 21, 2011
• GSA, EPA to green government using IT schedules

  By Ruben Gomez Federal News Radio The General Services Administration (GSA) will revamp federal IT purchase contracts, in keeping with the administration’s National Strategy for Electronics Stewardship released Wednesday. GSA will remove all products that…

  Budget

  July 20, 2011