Management

  • Even in a year in which the Stuxnet attack targeted critical infrastructure systems and attacks on grid operators rose dramatically, operators of critical infrastructure around the world took few steps to increase their cyber defenses, a new report found.

    April 20, 2011
  • The chairman of the subcommittee on federal financial management said legislation may be needed to ensure agency accounting procedures are focusing on stopping improper payments. He said progress across the government is good, but more tools are necessary. OMB is testing the Do Not Pay List and plans to launch the full portal in 2012.

    April 20, 2011
  • The agency IG wrote a letter to the attorneys for Adair Martinez saying they overstated or misstated the facts about their investigation. George Opfer said his investigators followed protocol during discovery of the allegations of fraud and misconduct by Martinez in their August 2009 report. The MSPB ruled earlier this month that Martinez didn\'t receive due process and was wrongfully terminated.

    April 20, 2011
  • April 18th and April 20th, 2011 Under Dr. Childs\' leadership, the college has become the international leader in providing graduate-level educational services and learning experiences.

    April 19, 2011
  • James Carafano, director of the Douglas and Sarah Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, discusses the possible DoD cuts.

    April 19, 2011
  • The Office of Personnel Management has produced guidelines for implementing a policy for telework. The guide outlines expectations of teleworkers and reminds agencies of the June 7 deadline to finalize their policies.

    April 19, 2011
  • The scorecards provide a benchmark on agencies\' progress to meet the mandate. Each agency will update its sustainability plan based on its scorecard performance, according to a joint statement from the Office of Management and Budget and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.

    April 19, 2011
  • A defense contractor is admitting that it lied about replacement parts sold to the military.

    April 19, 2011
  • President Obama said the Defense Department must continue to cut wasteful spending from its budget for the country to reach fiscal health. At the same time, the country must continue to invest in energy, science and technology, he said.

    April 19, 2011
  • The Federal Broadband Minute, provided by Hughes. \"How much bandwidth is needed for field offices to meet their agency missions?\" The answer? It depends on your mission and your network one size does not fit all. Too little at some sites may mean you can\'t run critical bandwidth-hungry applications. Too much at others means you\'re wasting tax dollars. You need to tailor bandwidth requirements at each location to ensure your network achieves your agency\'s mission. Only Hughes national managed broadband service delivers bandwidth tailored-to-fit at every site, affordably to quickly access voice, video and data for daily operations, or to reach your agency\'s cloud. Hughes technology includes built in WAN Optimization, ensuring high quality voice and data traffic is delivered on-time, and with optimal bandwidth efficiency. Enable your government field office of the future today from Hughes.

    April 19, 2011
  • More hiring freezes may be on the way, which means get the job done NOW, according to John Palguta with the Partnership for Public Service

    April 19, 2011
  • We learn just what the Congressional Budget Office is going through during the continuing budget battles on Capitol Hill from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities\' Paul Van de Water.

    April 19, 2011
  • The six-month continuing resolution Congress passed earlier this month was mostly about cuts, but it also included several hundred million dollars in new spending pushed through by the Maryland and Virginia congressional delegations. That money will pay to help solve some of the huge traffic problems this year\'s military personnel moves are expected to create around the DC area.

    April 19, 2011
  • Dendy Young, Managing Partner of McLean Capital, joins host Mark Amtower for a wide-ranging conversation on a number of contracting issues. April 18, 2011

    April 18, 2011