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This week, the U.S. Army North is preparing for the worst, at least as far as hurricanes are concerned. Ft. Belvior is hosting a step-by-step hurricane response drill this month that will bring together a…
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The Federal Housing Authority needs help. That’s according to Shaun Donovan, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. He recently told a Senate appropriations subcommittee that FHA needs additional resources so it can…
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For as long as I’ve been covering government technology issues, the mantra has been that agencies should never roll out technology for technology’s sake. I often referred to it as the gadget rule — yes,…
April 14, 2009 -
Long-overdue, corrective action for prosecutorial misconduct is finally happening. Federal judges are getting tough with the Justice Department’s sloppy and, oftentimes, vindictive prosecutions. Judge Emmet Sullivan, who presided over the government’s botched persecution of former…
April 14, 2009 -
Cost-type contracts nearly double over the last eight years.
April 13, 2009 -
Budget cuts, attrition, and hiring freezes top the list of ways private companies are handling the current economic situation. That’s according to a new survey by the Society for Human Resource Management. Alan Chvotkin is…
April 13, 2009 -
Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Government IT Solutions Spotlight is back. It is a bit different this year. I’m still teamed with WTOP’s Adam Tuss, but, of course, last year, I was on the program…
April 13, 2009 -
It’s not uncommon to hear of fathers and sons, and even mothers and daughters serving together in the war. Now, a high school principal is serving with some of the students he once taught and…
April 10, 2009 -
President Obama’s promise for change has attracted many people to work for his administration. But it’s taking longer for many to live out their dream because of a high number of applicants and vacancies in…
April 10, 2009 -
The Pentagon plans to hire tens of thousands of acquisition workers over the next five years. What kind of education and training does it take to get into this field? Charles Tompkins is a professor…
April 10, 2009 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor FederalNewsRadio The Homeland Security Department wants to consolidate its multiple procurement systems into one for the entire agency. In a request for information issued April 2 on the FedBizOpps.gov Web…
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A few weeks ago, the Federal News Radio Book Club featured Jeff Jarvis’ What Would Google Do? The book is fascinating for many industries — there is a false but growing thought that Google has…
April 09, 2009 -
Is all tax software created equal? The Government Accountability Office doesn’t think so. They recently published a report, Tax Administration: Many Taxpayers Rely on Tax Software and IRS Needs to Assess Associated Risks, that calls…
April 09, 2009 -
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has called for, “a dramatic change in the way we acquire military equipment.” Gates has also said that he wants to rely less on contractors and more on civilian civil…
April 09, 2009 -
Dr. Gerald Cross, Dr. Steven Jones, & Dr. Robert Kolodner The Progress, The Promise, and The Importance of Electronic Health Records and Health Information Sharing to the Delivery of Health Care April 13 & April 15
April 09, 2009