Management

  • 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
  • The administration plans on cutting 100 data centers this year and 700 more by 2015. Bob Otto of Agilex Technologies says this is an attainable goal and offers tips for agencies in the process.

    April 18, 2011
  • Your agency could save a lot of money with improvements in the purchase card program. Former OFPP Administrator Steve Kelman will tell you how.

    April 18, 2011
  • There\'s a lesson in the budget for the forthcoming battle over lifting the debt ceiling.

    April 18, 2011
  • The Federal Broadband Minute, provided by Hughes. If your agency\'s communications network was tailored to your needs, what would it look like? Would your small and medium-sized field offices connect to the cloud and run applications with optimal bandwidth efficiency? Would your ideal network be cost effective, and able to leverage the benefits of GSA programs? Would it provide path-diverse communications that support COOP for the same price as your primary network service? And with your network, would you have confidence in secure connectivity, especially for teleworkers? Say yes to all these questions and meet the government field office of the future today from Hughes. With decades of experience and a comprehensive suite of solutions and partners, Hughes is able to deliver agencies a powerful, national managed broadband service providing voice, video, and data where, when, and how you need it.

    April 18, 2011
  • As a public-private partnership, the NextGen Equipage Fund, LLC will bring substantial private-sector capital to overcome the investment barriers that have prevented many air carriers and other operators from investing in the NextGen technologies for their aircraft. ITT\'s John Kefaliotis explains.

    April 18, 2011
  • Designs that may make airplanes greener and quieter for future generations are one step closer to reality. NASA\'s Richard Wahls explains.

    April 18, 2011