Management

• Japan Unlikely to Meet with China at U.N. General Assembly

  According to Japanese government sources, Japanese Prime Minister Kan and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao likely will not meet on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly meeting in late September. This is a modestly significant development because such meetings are almost standard practice. China previously postponed a visit to Japan because of the maritime confrontation in which a Chinese fishing boat apparently deliberately rammed Japanese patrol boats. This latest development means that the fishing boat dispute continues to fester and escalate. It also reinforces the NightWatch assessment that the fishing boat incident is almost a strategic confrontation.

  Management

  September 20, 2010
• Leadership lessons from your cell phone

  Clifford Nass tells the DorobekINSIDER we can learn a lot from how we treat inanimate objects - including some lessons in leadership.

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• Nominations open for 2011 SAMMIES

  It\'s time to start thinking about the 2011 Service to America Medals. Tim McManus from the Partnership for Public Service tells us how to nominate someone for the awards.

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• New director sets priorities for OMB

  Lew said his first task would be to review every OMB program for efficiency and responsiveness to the public. When pressed by a Senate committee, however, Lew declined to comment about freezing federal pay and hiring.

  Management

  September 17, 2010
• DorobekINSIDER: GSA names Taylor as Assistant Commissioner for FAS Acquisition Management

  On the heels of a number of management changed made official yesterday, Steve Kempf, the commissioner of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, has named Houston Taylor as the assistant commissioner for the Office of Acquisition Management.…

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• Pentagon cuts costs, challenges contractors

  What industry really thinks about the Pentagon\'s cost cutting plan from Stan Soloway of the Professional Services Council

  Federal Drive

  September 17, 2010
• OMB redefines federal financial health

  The head of the Office of Management and Budget\'s Office of Federal Financial Management said the federal audit community has a powerful new tool to battle improper payments and fraud. Danny Werfel said for most citizens, battling improper payments may even trump the accounting community\'s holy grail of a clean audit opinion.

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• Lew sets tone for second term as OMB director

  Senators praise Lew for experience. Committee plans to vote on his nomination next week. Lew said technology, acquisition reform and performance management are among his top non-budget priorities.

  Budget

  September 17, 2010
• Agencies see IT Dashboard as starting point

  EPA CIO Jackson said he wants to dig deeper to improve programs and save money on technology systems. Others are using the data on the dashboard to have a common language across the department.

  Technology

  September 17, 2010
• Szykman expands point of view as Commerce’s new CIO

  This week, host Jason Miller talks with Simon Szykman, the new CIO at the Department of Commerce. September 16, 2010

  Ask the CIO

  September 16, 2010
• GAO: Sensitive info may be in danger

  How sure are you that the contractors you\'re working with at your agency are handling sensitive information in the way that they should - or that you expect they will? John Needham is the Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Issues at GAO.

  Congress

  September 16, 2010
• DorobekINSIDER: GSA leadership changes: Lovelace, Costa, Piatt

  A number of leadership changes at the General Services Administration. GSA Administrator Martha Johnson has announced that Gail Lovelace, who has served as the chief people officer for the General Services Administration, will be taking…

  Budget

  September 16, 2010
• Women breaking through federal glass ceilings

  The DorobekINSIDER talks with Nanci Schimizzi, President of Women in Technology.

  Budget

  September 16, 2010
• Randy Babbitt meets FAA goals with technology

  The FAA is transitioning between the worlds of ground-based and satellite-based systems. We get an update from Administrator Babbitt.

  Federal Drive

  September 16, 2010