Management
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The IG for DHS has a new plan for tracking its performance while tracking the department. IG Richard Skinner explains.
October 28, 2010 -
Plain language is information you can find, understand, and use. The Federal Drive talks with Annetta Cheek with the Center for Plain Language.
October 28, 2010 -
The DorobekINSIDER asked about telework lessons learned from GSA\'s Mike Brinks, Regional Commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service in Kansas City, Missouri; and Ellen Upchurch, Supervisory Contract Specialist with the Centers for Facilities, Maintainance and Hardware.
October 27, 2010 -
DoD is preparing for massive budget cuts, but military officers warn not to touch career incentives.
October 27, 2010 -
Pat Lencioni writes in Bloomberg Businessweek about the need for managers to be direct with difficult employees.
October 27, 2010 -
Deficit reduction will be the top priority post-election.
October 27, 2010 -
A report to the UN Secretary General indicated North Korea is in danger of another food crisis this winter because of poor harvests. A South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman reaffirmed the government policy of not providing large scale food aid to North Korea, regardless of need unless the political atmosphere improves. Prior to the 2008 election of the hard line Lee administration, the South provided 400,000 tons of rice and 300,000 tons of fertilizer to the North annually. The government in Seoul will still approve private humanitarian relief, such as a recent shipment of rice and supplies for flood victims.
October 27, 2010 -
Interior\'s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) committed to helping the nation reach its clean energy future. BLM\'s Ray Brady tells us how that could happen.
October 27, 2010 -
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The U.S. Army Sustainment Command has awarded Honeywell logistics contracts worth more than $230 million to manage global inventory, maintenance and operations for three Army Field Support Brigades.
October 27, 2010 -
Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss OPM\'s plans to cut down agencies\' hiring time.
October 26, 2010 -
The DorobekINSIDER moderates AFFIRM meeting on Gulf Coast spill response.
October 26, 2010 -
Jonathan Aronie writes in the Government Contracts blog that SBA\'s suspension of GTSI could have industry-wide implications.
October 26, 2010 -
McKinsey releases a report on the top ten tech-enabled business trends, Financial Times reports.
October 26, 2010 -
What\'s behind the creation of Acquisition University and how far can acquisition changes be expected to drive improved government management? Host Larry Allen discusses these issues with General William Tuttle, Chairman of the Procurement Round Table. October 26, 2010
October 26, 2010