Management

• DorobekInsider: A picture worth almost 1,000 words – Obama and the IT dashboard

  Giving credit where credit is due right up front — Aliya Sternstein over at NextGov posts a great photo of President Obama checking out the new federal IT dashboard, which was officially opened to the…

  Budget

  July 09, 2009
• Stimulus: Is it…stimulating?

  A House committee got its latest progress report on the economic stimulus program yesterday. The testimony paints a decidedly mixed picture about whether or not the $787 billion dollar American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is working the way the White House has planned.

  Management

  July 09, 2009
• DorobekInsider: New DOT CFO nominee… and a possible DOT CIO nominee

  The Obama administration has nominated Christopher P. Bertram to be the Transportation Department’s chief financial officer, otherwise known by the wonderful title of Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs. From the White House write-up: Christopher…

  Budget

  July 07, 2009
• DorobekInsider.com: Catching up on the past week while I was away — dashboards, salaries, and a USA.gov PSA

  I’ve been working throughout the day to catch up on what I missed over the past week while I was away with some time off. (I often post while I’m away. It is somewhat surprising…

  Budget

  July 07, 2009
• Solving the problem of contaminated water at Ft. Detrick

  Contamination of groundwater due to toxic waste dumping is a problem affecting many parts of the country, but in places like Frederick, Md., the problem is compounded when an Army base that made weapons is…

  Budget

  July 06, 2009
• IRM College

  Dr. Robert Childs Senior Director IRM College July 13th and July 15th

  Technology

  July 06, 2009
• From High Atop Beautiful Tysons Corner

  Mark Bisnow Guy Timberlake July 6th, 2009

  Amtower Off-Center

  July 06, 2009
• OMB’s Liebman: Getting beyond PART

  One of the top feds at the Office of Management and Budget is offering a more detailed picture of what\'s expected of federal workers and their agencies in the next several years.

  Management

  July 06, 2009
• A different yellow ribbon

  When wounded service members come to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington for treatment, they and their families should not feel like they are tied down to the northwest DC campus. That\'s the goal of the \"Yellow Ribbon Fund\". The Organization provides free rental cars to family members through local car dealer Jack Fitzgerald, and also a mentor/internship program where a service member can learn job skills.

  Budget

  July 01, 2009
• Preserving Babylon.

  In Iraq, soldiers from the U.S. Army\'s 172nd Infantry Brigade are helping historians, preservationists and documentarians maintain ancient Iraqi history. The brigade provides transportation and security for the World Monuments Fund in the ancient city of Babylon, home of the famed Hanging Gardens. Along with preserving the past, soldiers are trying to insure Babylon\'s future as a possible tourist destination

  Budget

  July 01, 2009
• IT dashboard pushes CIOs back to the front and center

  Transparency gives additional clout to make technology projects perform. Tool replaces OMB watch lists and makes information more interactive.

  Defense

  July 01, 2009
• Agencies face new OMB scrutiny

  Agency chief information officers officers face a new level of scrutiny starting today. The Office of Management and Budget’s IT dashboard makes it clear who is responsible for bringing multi-million dollar IT projects in on…

  Technology

  June 30, 2009
• Will insourcing work at every agency?

  One of the hottest buzzwords in federal management these days is “insourcing”, the commitment by President Obama to return more jobs that had been done in recent years by contractors back to full-time federal workers.…

  Budget

  June 30, 2009
• Ask the CHCO: Justice Department

  Mari Barr Santangelo CHCO July 1, 2009

  Budget

  June 30, 2009