Management

  • Agency awarded spots on the $5 billion technology services deal to 30 companies, including 15 small businesses. The contract is open to state and local governments, which receive grants from CDC. The goal is to promote standards and interoperability to share public health information.

    October 21, 2010
  • Defense Department deputy CIO Dave Wennergren gets set to take on a new role in the department - assistant deputy chief management officer. Wennergren tells host Jason Miller about the new position. October 21, 2010

    October 20, 2010
  • A Nextgov study finds government is not getting high marks for transparency. Nextgov\'s Aliya Sternstein and Project on Government Oversight\'s Bryan Rahija, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss how agencies can become more open.

    October 20, 2010
  • Jim Seligman, CDC\'s chief information officer, told Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller about how the $5 billion tech services contract will change the way the agency buys technology.

    October 20, 2010
  • The Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs entered into a formal agreement that will allow workers at Arlington National Cemetery to enroll in the VA\'s National Cemetery Administration Training Center, according to a DoD release.

    October 20, 2010
  • The Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs entered into a formal agreement that will allow workers at Arlington National Cemetery to enroll in the VA\'s National Cemetery Administration Training Center, according to a DoD release.

    October 20, 2010
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that private security firms are signing onto an international code of conduct in the fact of recent controversies.

    October 20, 2010
  • The backlog of claims by federal employees who are retiring is growing larger. OPM said it takes more than 100 days to process a claim. OPM Director John Berry said the agency is increasing the claims processing staff and looking at ways technology can improve the process.

    October 20, 2010
  • Base hosts tour to show off new facilities

    October 20, 2010
  • More than 200 Washington, D.C.-area high school students and teachers learned about the exciting career opportunities in the field of cybersecurity today during the Northrop Grumman Corporation Cybersecurity Education Workshop. Northrop\'s Diane Miller gives us the details.

    October 20, 2010
  • A U.S. District Court judge in California has again refused to lift an injunction that blocked the U.S. military\'s \"Don\'t Ask, Don\'t Tell\" policy. A week ago, Judge Virginia Phillips ordered the military to stop enforcing the law. Yesterday, she reaffirmed the decision.

    October 20, 2010
  • The clock is ticking toward the Air Force\'s decision on which of two aerospace firms will build the next generation refueling tanker. Defense analysts said that no matter who is the winner of the tanker fight next month, it\'s time to get the tankers built -- and in the air.

    October 20, 2010
  • President Obama signs an Executive Order updating a 20-year-old order trying to improve educational opportunities for Latinos. The mandate requires multiple agencies to present their offerings to the Hispanic community more coherently.

    October 20, 2010
  • Vendors still must go through the cybersecurity certification and accreditation process before they can offer these infrastructure services. This is the first award under the federal cloud computing initiative. All of these services will be available through the Apps.gov platform.

    October 20, 2010