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President Obama has asked Congress to trim 121 federal programs, saving $17-billion dollars in the coming budget year. But critics contend that’s just a drop-in-the bucket, since the total budget exceeds $3-trillion dollars. Brian Riedl…
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Appearing before the Senate Appropriations Commerce, Science and Justice subcommittee hearing on the FY2010 budget proposal for the Justice Department, Attorney General Eric Holder faced repeated questions from lawmakers about his plans for closing Guantanamo.…
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The new budget proposal from the Obama administration contains about $17 billion worth of reductions and cuts of programs the Office of Management and Budget says don’t work, or don’t work well. Former associate director…
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I mentioned on Federal News Radio 1500 AM today the sad news that AFCEA International vice president Becky Nolan’s husband, Paul, passed away today unexpectedly. Here is the note from Kent R. Schneider, AFCEA International’s…
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We bring you lessons learned from former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff. He talked with Randy Larsen and Dave McIntyre, hosts of Homeland Security: Inside & Out about his priorities during…
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FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about the FY 2010 federal budget, released today. We turn to Washington Post Economic Policy Reporter Lori Montgomery for analysis.
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After a challenging few weeks for her agency, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee for an oversight hearing. She answered questions about response to swine flu, security on the US-Mexico…
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The deadline for implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (or TWIC cards) has officially passed. Now, the Coast Guard is working to develop requirements for the card readers that will be deployed at ports across…
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May 7th, 2009 BIG Experience host: Mr. J. David Reeves, Blacks In Government National President, will have Herman L. Taylor, Jr., Delegate, 14th Legislative District - Montgomery County as the guest on Thursday at 11:00 AM.
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John Dewey said failure is instructive—so what can we learn from past complex system acquisitions? And how can we improve the process? When IT procurement requirements are poorly defined acquisitions can run into trouble—with over-charges, under-estimates and countless change orders. When speed matters, getting the up-front requirements right is crucial. To make acquisitions effective, focus on the essentials: clear, concise requirements, consistency, adequate detail, and realistic performance goals—then your chances for a win-win rise dramatically.
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Roger Waldron, Of Counsel Mayer Brown LLP May 5th, 2009
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We’ve been tracking how Recovery.gov ’s National Dialogue has been going — this is the innovative experiment to ask people to help solve the vexing issue of ensuring that there is transparency in the stimulus…
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War games — we remember the 1980s movie with Matthew Broderick . . . or the board game Risk . . . or even chess. War games have been around forever, particularly for the military.…
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CHEERS To Senators Tom Carper, Susan Collins, Joe Lieberman & George Voinovich for the Information Technology Investment Oversight and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 (pdf). This bill is a first, but important, step in the…
May 04, 2009
