Management

  • These posts are often difficult to write because… well, the situation appears fluid and the facts aren’t all in place yet. And given the nature of the issues, people don’t really want to talk about…

    May 21, 2010
  • Federal News Radio has chosen seven winners for its inaugural Causey Awards. The awards honor their outstanding achievements and important contributions in the Human Capital Management field in 2009.

    May 21, 2010
  • Jennie Liming, with the General Services Administration\'s Federal Acquisition Service, was nominated for a Causey Award for her work creating, implementing, and managing a program to develop entry-level employees.

    May 21, 2010
  • The answer is contests. The question is how to build engagement while having fun. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero tells us about \"Archives Jeopardy!\"

    May 21, 2010
  • NOAA\'s National Geodetic Survey - the official U.S. government source for determining precise latitude, longitude and elevation - is undergoing a modernization effort that takes into account advances in GPS and other technologies. chief geodesist at NOAA, Dr. Dru Smith, tells us where we are with that.

    May 21, 2010
  • We get a peek at current cutting-edge practices in integrated water-energy green buildings practices and the opportunities and challenges of bringing these practices to federal facilities from GSA\'s John Simpson

    May 21, 2010
  • Vendors pessimistic that agencies can transition all services to Networx by June 2011. GSA says it will decide a few months before the contract ends whether to extend the current telecommunications contract.

    May 20, 2010
  • The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations brought in officials from the GAO, the VA IG\'s Office, and the VA itself.

    May 20, 2010
  • Elizabeth (Kitty) Wooley, with the Department of Education, was nominated for a Causey Award for the unique ways she created for federal managers to collaborate on best practices.

    May 20, 2010
  • Sabrina Segal, with the U.S. Agency for International Development, was nominated for a Causey Award for her development of a wiki to assist in the ethical decision making of her fellow attorneys.

    May 20, 2010
  • Why would an agency create its own multiple award contract rather then going with another contract vehicle -- like one from GSA? Former chief procurement officer Greg Rothwell explains.

    May 20, 2010
  • WFED\'s Jason Miller reports from Capitol Hill.

    May 20, 2010
  • It seems as though the Open Government Directive is having a positive effect on how the public looks at the federal government. Larry Freed, CEO of ForeSee Results, explains.

    May 20, 2010
  • The proliferation of multiple award contracts across the government has reached a tipping point. The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is on a listening tour trying to figure out how to tame this unwieldy beast. In our special report, Contract Overload, Federal News Radio\'s Jason Miller explores all sides of this complex issue. What is the cost to industry to continually bid on these contracts? How do these costs get passed to agencies? Why do agencies believe they need their own MACs instead of using contracts provided by the General Services Administration, or other government-wide acquisition contracts? And, what, if anything, can OFPP do to reel in the explosion in redundant contracts?

    May 20, 2010