Management
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Jared Summers is the Sustainment Implementation Lead for F-35 Support Systems. He helped reduced costs for the government by $200 million. He’s also a SAMMIES finalist. FederalNewsRadio is talking to all of the finalists for…
June 30, 2009 -
An explosion rocked Kirkuk in the wake of the planned pullout of U.S. troops from all Iraqi cities today. While the Iraqis have declared June 30 as National Sovereignty Day, many analysts are concerned that…
June 30, 2009 -
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The Pentagon’s decision to split its $160-billion dollar Army modernization program is having a ripple-effect throughout the federal contractor community. Science Applications International Corporation has been the lead systems integrator for Future Combat Systems. But…
June 30, 2009 -
President and Mrs. Obama recently drove to Fort McNair here in Southwest DC to help stuff napsacks for military children attending the National Military Family Association\'s Operation Purple summer camps. They packed those 15,000 bags with snacks, books, and even a baseball trading card of presidential pooch \"Bo\". Its is part of the President\'s \"United We Serve\" summer volunteer initiative.
June 29, 2009 -
Multiple deployments can be tough on military familes, but they\'re especially tough on the children. School work suffers, and surveys show behavioral problems increase. The Pentagon tries to help with the Military Family Live Consultant program, which makes counselors available to families. There are resources available online at the Military One Source, Military Homefront and the Military Community and Family Policy websites.
June 29, 2009 -
New system would include national security screenings.
June 26, 2009 -
The White House today nominated Rafael Borras as Homeland Security Department’s under secretary for management. According to the White House, Borras currently serves as a vie president of construction services for the Mid-Atlantic region for…
June 24, 2009 -
Often, it is so easy to forget that the U.S. government is not alone. I often think the “ahead” or “behind” distinctions are fairly superfluous — different organizations are in different places in their evolutions…
June 24, 2009 -
The National Transportation Safety Board is currently investigating what caused the Metro crash yesterday. The NTSB is the independent agency that handles all large transportation accidents. Ted Lopatkiewicz is the director of public affairs for…
June 23, 2009 -
Chris Dorobek Co-Anchor, Daily Debrief FederalNewsRadio June 22nd, 2009
June 22, 2009 -
The Senate Friday confirmed the nomination of Jeffrey Zients to be the OMB deputy director of management and the Obama administration’s chief performance officer. The Senate Homeland Security Committee had signed off on his nomination…
June 22, 2009 -
The White House today will launch the third and final part of the Obama transparency and openness initiative where the White House CTO’s office will invite the public to “collaborate on crafting constructive proposals to…
June 22, 2009 -
Earlier, we told you about an initiative by Rep. Mike Honda (D-CA) to crowdsource the redesign of his Web site. But could crowdsouring be used in other areas, like the design of a bus stop.…
June 22, 2009 -
The Pentagon wants members of the armed forces victimized by scam artists in these tough times to know that the Federal Trade Commission wants to help. The FTC\'s Consumer Sentinel/Military program provides a secure online database where the military can report concerns about identity theft, deceptive lending or mortgage practices. Find a link on http://www.ftc.gov .
June 19, 2009