Management
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At the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, Army Sergeant Gabrielle Martinez is one soldier who \"makes an impact\" on nearly everyone she meets. The information systems analyst with the 20th Support Command has helped fine tune the physical fitness program for her unit, and is also a leader of its color guard. In her \'spare time\', she earned a college degree, and is considering Officer Candidate School.
June 19, 2009 -
A lot of young people have shown an interest in working for the federal government — but many are discouraged when they find out how long it can take to get a federal job. The…
June 19, 2009 -
How will the federal government strengthen the procurement system? The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement recently held a hearing on this topic. Subcommittee Chairwoman Diane Watson (D-Ca.) joins…
June 19, 2009 -
For the past few days on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris, we have had an ongoing feature — Women In Government. It has been an opportunity to…
June 19, 2009 -
On Capitol Hill, House Democrats are moving to put into law so-called ‘pay-go’, or pay-as-you-go rules affecting the federal budget. It’s an effort to rein in federal spending, even as the administration sets new records…
June 17, 2009 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform subcommittee on government management and procurement held a hearing earlier this week looking at improving procurement acquisition and policies. One of the people who testified before that committee was…
June 17, 2009 -
Some of the most environmentally degraded communities can be found in Appalachian coal country and the Western Hardrock mining region. Dr. Allan Comp, a program analyst with the Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface…
June 17, 2009 -
Kay Ely Associate Director Human Resources Products & Services Division Office of Personnel Management (OPM) June 22nd and June 24th
June 16, 2009 -
The administration may not have named a cyber czar yet, but when they do, this person will inherit some new initiatives in motion. These include a new national strategy and international collaboration. FederalNewsRadio’s Jason Miller…
June 16, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio The General Services Administration awarded an additional Internet security contract modification today to Verizon Business Services. Verizon got the award as a contract modification on GSA’s Networx Universal telecommunications…
June 16, 2009 -
Changes might be coming to the REAL ID program. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently said she plans to scale back portions of the law. Cynthia Wong is the Plesser Fellow at the Center for…
June 16, 2009 -
A state-run newspaper said Monday that a Chinese submarine\'s reported collision last week with an underwater sonar apparatus towed by a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea was likely an accident. The official China Daily cited Chinese military experts as saying that the submarine\'s collision with the sonar array connected to the USS John S. McCain probably occurred due to a misjudgment of distance. No injuries were reported and the extent of damage to the sonar array was not immediately known.
June 16, 2009 -
Our next meeting of the Federal News Radio Book Club is what we call a “get” — we will be talking about a book selected by Aneesh Chopra, the first ever federal chief technology officer,…
June 15, 2009 -
June 16th, 2009 Listen to this week\'s show to hear discussion topics including: Web 2.0 technologies during emergencies The \"we,\" rather than the \"me\" during emergencies Real life web 2.0 success stories during emergencies
June 15, 2009 -
