Management
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What industry really thinks about the Pentagon\'s cost cutting plan from Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council
September 17, 2010 -
The head of the Office of Management and Budget\'s Office of Federal Financial Management said the federal audit community has a powerful new tool to battle improper payments and fraud. Danny Werfel said for most citizens, battling improper payments may even trump the accounting community\'s holy grail of a clean audit opinion.
September 17, 2010 -
Senators praise Lew for experience. Committee plans to vote on his nomination next week. Lew said technology, acquisition reform and performance management are among his top non-budget priorities.
September 17, 2010 -
EPA CIO Jackson said he wants to dig deeper to improve programs and save money on technology systems. Others are using the data on the dashboard to have a common language across the department.
September 17, 2010 -
This week, host Jason Miller talks with Simon Szykman, the new CIO at the Department of Commerce. September 16, 2010
September 16, 2010 -
How sure are you that the contractors you\'re working with at your agency are handling sensitive information in the way that they should - or that you expect they will? John Needham is the Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Issues at GAO.
September 16, 2010 -
A number of leadership changes at the General Services Administration. GSA Administrator Martha Johnson has announced that Gail Lovelace, who has served as the chief people officer for the General Services Administration, will be taking…
September 16, 2010 -
The DorobekINSIDER talks with Nanci Schimizzi, President of Women in Technology.
September 16, 2010 -
The FAA is transitioning between the worlds of ground-based and satellite-based systems. We get an update from Administrator Babbitt.
September 16, 2010 -
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The UN Food and Agriculture Organization called a meeting for September 24 to address the highest increase in food prices since 2008. That was the year of world-wide riots fueled by speculators and shortages. Wheat production is down from last year, but is still the third largest harvest on record. The problem leading to riots is usually not supply, but distribution and availability at reasonable cost. For countries as poor as Mozambique, even slight price increases make living impossible. Other countries at risk of disorders are China, Egypt, Pakistan, Senegal and Serbia. More food riots are unavoidable this fall.
September 16, 2010 -
VA, SBA, EPA and HUD are the first to go through the review process and see dramatic changes. OMB controller Werfel said the goal for each agency is to invest only in top priorities, saving $1 billion a year by eliminating or reducing the size of agency modernization projects.
September 16, 2010 -
The Army is trying to get the word out that it needs good people to help manage money. The lagging economy, stubborn unemployment and improved pay and benefits are helping to attract the next generation of acquisition professionals into the fold.
September 16, 2010 -
Tonight is the big night -- the Service to America Medals are being awarded.
September 15, 2010 -
Learn more about what senior executives thought about OMB\'s memo.
September 15, 2010