Management

  • The Project on National Security Reform studied the human capital program for national security personnel - and found that it doesn\'t exist. The report\'s primary finding was that national security teams function in silos within each agency rather than collaborating across all agencies and levels of government.

    January 27, 2011
  • The general overseeing the Air Force\'s investigation into a November incident that sent competitors\' data to rival bidders said Thursday that she was pleased with the companies\' handling of the situation. The Pentagon remains convinced that the accidental disclosure will not affect the outcome of the $35 billion acquisition.

    January 27, 2011
  • Tough budget times at the Pentagon and other Federal agencies aren’t new, and agencies with the right tools and partners can make it through. Wood Parker, President and CEO of TASC, joined me in studio…

    January 27, 2011
  • Professional Services Council\'s Stan Soloway explains how a government reorganization - called for in the State of the Union - could affect the federal contracting community.

    January 27, 2011
  • The White House agency will help coordinate the process around prize competitions, science and technology education efforts and online access to government data. The America Competes law details several news policy directives for OSTP and other federal scientific agencies.

    January 27, 2011
  • Sure, Johnny Fed can read, but if it\'s not written clearly, there\'s room for misunderstanding. The Center for Plain Language\'s Dr. Annetta Cheek, tells us about this year\'s awards for writing.

    January 27, 2011
  • The administration is identifying Executive branch officials inside and outside of the White House to figure out how best to reorganize government.

    January 26, 2011
  • In his State of the Union address, President Obama said he plans to try to eliminate and reduce the overlap and redundancy that has built up over the last 60 years. How the government restructures…

    January 26, 2011
  • Obama’s words visualized One way to analyze President Obama’s State of the Union is to take a look at the actual words he used. The New York Times compares how many times the president used…

    January 26, 2011
  • The Postal Service\'s sustainability measures are cutting energy usage across the board, and resulting in lower costs.

    January 26, 2011
  • Congress is about to be confronted with the reality of funding your agency at new, theoretical levels. For how that might happen, we get details from The Hill\'s Bob Cusack.

    January 26, 2011
  • Poor planning and weak management are undermining the effort to build up the Afghan army and police while putting billions of U.S tax dollars at risk. We get details from Wartime Contracting Commission Co-chair Mike Thibault

    January 26, 2011
  • Federal News Radio has obtained exclusive details on the IT budget guidance OMB sent to agencies for the fiscal 2012 budget request. The administration is asking agencies to begin using monitoring their networks continuously by the end of next year. OMB also sets deadlines for cyberscope, IPv6 and funding of e-government projects.

    January 26, 2011
  • In the State of the Union, the President said he will submit a proposal to Congress to reduce the overlap among agencies. Obama also called for a five-year freeze in domestic spending, but asked lawmakers to do more with entitlement spending. He also promised to continue to invest in innovation and research and development.

    January 26, 2011