Management

• Indonesia to Purchase More Fighter Jets from Russia

  The Indonesian government plans to order six more Russian-built fighter planes according to statements made by the country\'s air force Chief of Staff. Indonesia already has 10 of the aircraft, which are not enough to cover the country\'s airspace. Indonesia\'s acquisition of Russian weapons systems revives memories of the era when Indonesia had the largest navy and the most powerful air force in Southeast Asia, all provided by the Soviet Union. Indonesia retains many links to the US armed forces and has much US-supplied equipment. Having both US and Russian systems ensures something will be flyable irrespective of international political considerations.

  Management

  September 23, 2010
• GSA’s office supply contract causes concern

  The General Services Administration freezes Schedule 75 to new vendors shortly after awarding a new strategic sourcing contract for office supplies. Small businesses say the combination of the two could have a detrimental effect on their ability to sell to the government. GSA expects to save $52 million a year across government from the BPA\'s lower prices.

  Management

  September 23, 2010
• Cureton settles in as NASA CIO

  NASA CIO Linda Cureton may have come from inside NASA, but she tells Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller she\'s still learning a lot. September 23, 2010

  Ask the CIO

  September 22, 2010
• Obama nominates Dodaro to lead GAO

  By Jason Miller Executive Editor Federal News Radio President Obama today announced his intention to nominate Gene Dodaro to be the next Comptroller General of the United States. Dodaro has been the acting Comptroller General…

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• VA CIO discusses intersection of safety and transparency

  Roger Baker, chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, how to balance cybersecurity and transparency.

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• Bill could federalize some private security guards

  Eight reports to Congress over the last six years have pointed out numerous shortcomings in the Federal Protective Service. The issues include inadequate training and supervision of contract guards, insufficient staff and budget, and security breaches that have allowed bomb-making materials to be smuggled into supposedly secure buildings. Now, lawmakers say enough is enough, and have introduced legislation designed to modernize and reform the FPS, which is responsible for security in 9,000 federal buildings and courthouses.

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• GSA stops using new vendors for office supplies

  The goal is to encourage agencies to use the new blanket purchase agreements signed with 15 companies in June.

  Management

  September 22, 2010
• OFPP details increased oversight of interagency contracts

  A new report to Congress says OFPP will release new policies this fall to improve the management and use of multiple award contracts. One of the policies will require business cases for all multi- and inter-agency contracts. OFPP found that agencies spent more than $52 billion on these contracts in 2009.

  Management

  September 22, 2010
• David M. Bowen discusses his leadership

  September 20th and September 22nd Mr. Bowen has over 25 years experience in healthcare information technology management in the provider, payer, consultant and vendor areas.

  Defense

  September 22, 2010
• Army Materiel moving from Belvoir to ‘Bama

  The Army Material Command is moving from Ft. Belvoir to Redstone Arsenal. At least most of it is. We get an update from Kate Kelley, chief of the BRAC office.

  Federal Drive

  September 22, 2010
• China Using Harassment Tactics against Japan

  A Chinese national threw beer bottles at the Japanese consulate general in Guangzhou on September 9th, and Japanese school buildings were attacked in Tianjin . An anti-Japanese rally was held in Beijing on September 18th to protest the detention of the fishing boat captain held in Japan, after which ministerial contacts were severed between the two countries on the 19th. Public protests are never spontaneous in China. These harassment tactics signify that the fishing boat incident is now a serious international confrontation which continues to escalate. Precedent suggests there is an increased threat of violence against Japanese nationals in China.

  Management

  September 22, 2010
• Labor-management forums in need of some clarity

  Both employee unions and agencies say certain phrases in President Obama\'s executive order creating these committees need to be better defined. VA deputy secretary Gould will lead an effort to bring some precision to terms such as pre-decisional, to make sure everyone is working from the same sheet of paper. National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations also details first set of bargaining pilots, called B-1.

  Budget

  September 22, 2010
• Setting performance priorities

  Tom Shoop is the editor and chief of Government Executive Magazine.

  Management

  September 21, 2010
• Azmi: Supply chain forgotten element in cybersecurity

  CACI International and the U.S. Naval Institute released a report national security and assessing cyber threats specifically on global supply chains.

  All News

  September 21, 2010