Management

  • The National Security Agency plans to hire 1000 cybersecurity professionals in the next year. NSA\'s Associate Director for Human Resources, Kathy Hutson, told us how they plan to do that.

    December 13, 2010
  • The use of cloud computing is one of the major aspects of the administration’s “25 Point Implementation Plan to Reform Federal Information Technology Management.” OMB recently announced a cloud-first policy for agency IT programs moving forward. Last week, OMB released more details on its cloud computing plans for agencies.    Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller [...]

    December 12, 2010
  • The Office of Management and Budget said many feds responsible for IT acquisition are so cautious about running afoul of ethics rules that they\'re passing up what could be productive interactions with the industry. The administration plans to start an awareness campaign to improve communication between agencies and vendors.

    December 10, 2010
  • The report comes as Congress and the administration are considering a two-year pay freeze. The White House held 2011 locality pay at the 2010 levels. The council also wants to add six new cities to the locality pay list.

    December 10, 2010
  • The Office of Management and Budget is going on a myth-busting campaign. OMB wants you to know that talking to vendors is not only permitted, it’s expected. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu joined the DorobekINSIDER…

    December 10, 2010
  • DoD Buzz reports that the DoD budget in 2011 may be short $19 billion.

    December 10, 2010
  • The Partnership for Public Service\'s Tim McManus explained the findings of a report on best practices for federal hiring.

    December 10, 2010
  • The recession and changes in the use of mail as transactions and messages go more and more electronic. How can the USPS keep up? The GAO\'s Phil Herr has details.

    December 10, 2010
  • ManTech, a defense contractor, is looking to fill more than 400 jobs, many being moved as a result of BRAC.

    December 10, 2010
  • Randolph Hite with GAO says his experience over the last 30 years in looking at large-scale IT projects across more federal departments and agencies than I can name has shown that this self-evident truth has been long and widely recognized and adopted when it comes to how IT projects are developed or acquired.

    December 10, 2010
  • Effort to repeal \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" doesn\'t make it past a vote for debate in the Senate, and with it stalls billions of dollars in spending.

    December 10, 2010
  • The administration detailed a 25-point plan to improve the way agencies buy and manage technology. Current and former government officials say OMB is using lessons learned from the past to set the agencies up for success.

    December 10, 2010
  • It is a small agency but its impact is great. This week, host Derrick T. Dortch talks with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. December 10, 2010 (This is an encore presentation.)

    December 10, 2010
  • The Office of Management and Budget today detailed the framework to reform how your agency buys, uses and manages technology. The 25-point plan is trying to bring agencies in-line with commercial practices through agile development…

    December 09, 2010