Management
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In a unexpected change, John Johnson, the retiring Assistant Commissioner for Integrated Technology Services at GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service, has named Mary Powers-King as the acting deputy assistant commissioner for FAS’s Integrated Technology Services. Powers-King…
April 29, 2009 -
The full House and Senate could vote today on President Obama’s first budget resolution. James Horney is the director of federal fiscal policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. He joins us to…
April 29, 2009 -
The ins and outs of doing business with the government are tough for beginners to navigate, and even people and companies who’ve sold to the government for years sometimes run into trouble. Bill Giallourakis has…
April 28, 2009 -
The Navy has posted what I believe — and I stand to be corrected — but I believe is the first agency green IT policy. The memo is posted below and can be found here…
April 28, 2009 -
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I almost felt like the headline of this post should be: Did you hear what I heard? I mentioned that federal CIO Vivek Kundra spoke last week at AFCEA’s Bethesda chapter. (In fact, I’m going…
April 28, 2009 -
Today marks the final day on the job for John Young, the Pentagon’s Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Before leaving, he sat down for one last exit interview with reporters. FederalNewsRadio’s Max…
April 27, 2009 -
FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about how the swine flu outbreak has been affecting the federal government and federal employees. So, how are agencies like HHS and the CDC coordinating efforts when there is no…
April 27, 2009 -
Editor’s note: I updated with a few items discussed this morning. Find the updated links at the bottom of this post. I will be moderating a panel on Monday for Bisnow on government 2.0 —…
April 26, 2009 -
I’ve been hearing a lot about changes at GSA — some concrete, and some just discussed. I’ll talk about potential changes later, but… a concrete move from Acting Administrator Paul Prouty Friday. In a memo,…
April 25, 2009 -
Last weekend, President Obama used his weekend address to announce the chief performance officer and the Obama chief technology officer. This week, he was talking government reform. (BTW, reporters just love it when they find…
April 25, 2009 -
By Dorothy Ramienski Internet Editor FederalNewsRadio It isn’t always easy to innovate. So you should probably try and fail. “You need failure to have innovation because innovation requires experimentation, but how can you fail and…
April 24, 2009 -
New ideas are great, but how can you implement them at your agency? How can you foster the development of new ideas in the first place? William Eggers is with Deloitte and has written two…
April 24, 2009 -
A big appointment for the Obama administration: It has been somewhat known but it is all but official — Frank DiGiammarino is moving to the White House. Starting next month, he will be the Deputy…
April 24, 2009 -
The General Services Administration says there is a huge difference between schedule contracts and multiple award contracts when it comes to small business laws. GSA issued a memo saying schedule contracts are not covered by…
April 24, 2009