The Social Security Administration organizes and funds state disability programs, yet states have begun furloughs of these employees. SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue discusses what is behind this trend and why his agency is proposing a law to stop it.
This week, host Larry Allen talks about this and more with John Howell, a partner at Sullivan & Worcester. July 27, 2010
We get analysis about the leaks, and what the fallout might be.
A new poll from the Center for American Progress shows that most Americans don\'t think the federal government can do its job properly.
This week, Amtower interviews Mitchell Levy, CEO of HappyAbout. July 26, 2010
Planning is nearing the final stages. Details of the National Mall Plan have been released and comments are coming in. We get the latest from NPS spokesman Bill Line
Jerry Davis, the widely respected chief information security officer at NASA, is leaving that agency to join the Department of Veterans Affairs, the DorobekINSIDER has confirmed. The move had been widely rumored for months, but…
Managers run things, but how did they get there and what makes them tick? Managers have been studied to death, but today Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gets feedback from the folks who know bosses best.
Performance expert John Kamensky tells me why he read, reviewed, and recommends the book \"Performance Management in the Public Sector.\"
This week, host Ruben Gomez talks with Tom Harrigan, DEA chief of operations. July 29, 2010
Creating a special group of people who look solely at innovation might help you be more successful.
The Senate unanimously passed the bill.
In the wake of the Obama Administration\'s decision to halt or review billions of dollars worth of information technology programs, TechAmerica Foundation is convening a group of experts from industry and academia to provide recommendations for improving the way the federal government purchases and implements IT systems. Co-vice-chair Renny DiPentima explains.
For years, a huge backlog of government agency documents in need of declassification has piled up at the National Archives and Records Administration. Now, however, a woman whose name is familiar in the federal declassification community is on board at NARA, taking the first steps toward whittling away at that backlog of 410 million pages of documents by a seemingly impossible deadline set in the law.
What happens when a brilliant scientist, technician or specialist gets promoted to being a manager. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says a new government study indicates the promotion is often a disaster.