Management

  • These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.

    July 18, 2011
  • Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says contractors must balance collaboration with security

    July 18, 2011
  • July 18th and July 20th, 2011 Deputy Mayor Goldsmith is focused on creating a City government for the 21st Century that is smaller, more efficient, and more cost effective; uses fewer vehicles; consolidates back office functions and reduces redundancies across agencies; shares data, and uses technology to better serve the public.

    July 18, 2011
  • The Defense Department’s audit and business practices have come under scrutiny of late. The House Armed Services Committee has created a special panel to reform the Pentagon’s financial management systems, while DoD has struggled for…

    July 18, 2011
  • The administration\'s new memo instructs agencies to secure the information, programs and networks used by employees working outside the office, and to prevent employees from using government resources to access porn.

    July 18, 2011
  • Eric Patterson, director of the Federal Protective Service, said at a recent hearing that reworking the agency\'s current reform programs will help to improve past issues of training, communication and security.

    July 18, 2011
  • If you\'ve seen evidence of workers\' compensation fraud, the Government Accountability Office wants to know about it. Greg Kutz, director of GAO\'s Forensic Audits and Investigative Service on the effort.

    July 18, 2011
  • Learn more about how many people are working for the government, and how many aren\'t from Christopher Goodman, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    July 18, 2011
  • A House Armed Services Committee panel is reviewing the Pentagon\'s efforts to reform its auditing practices. Reps. Mike Conaway (R-Texas) and Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) head the panel, which is first trying to get a handle on the scope of the issue, Andrews told Federal News Radio\'s Federal Drive.

    July 18, 2011
  • A coalition of 21 groups representing five-million federal employees and retirees wrote a letter to OMB and Treasury asking for information about what happens to federal workers if the debt ceiling isn\'t raised. NTEU is planning a rally in New York to oppose proposed cuts to federal employees pay and benefits.

    July 15, 2011
  • Mark E. Krzysko, deputy director of Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, told Federal News Radio about the new system the Pentagon is using to improve acquisition. The Acquisition Visibility program gives DoD officials on-demand access to procurement data.

    July 15, 2011
  • It\'s time to drain away unneeded federal regulations. Cass Sunstein, the administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, told Federal News Radio when to expect final plans from executive agencies and how independent regulatory agencies are now getting in on the review process.

    July 15, 2011
  • GAO finds the Pentagon isn\'t moving fast enough in improving the skills of their workforce. House lawmakers focused in the acquisition workforce, specifically. DoD defended its efforts, pointing to the 8,600 new acquisition workers hired over the past few years.

    July 15, 2011
  • Jacob Haynes, the Defense Contract Management Agency\'s CIO, said a zero client set up will rely totally on the cloud for all computing needs. July 14, 2011

    July 15, 2011