Management

• DoD, students provide a glimpse of the future

  One approach DoD and many other agencies are using to address the impending retirement wave is by attracting high school students through the Chief Information Officer Council\'s Information Technology Job Shadow Day.

  Budget

  February 16, 2009
• A Different Government Shadow

  The Defense Department gave about 100 Washington, D.C. area high school students a behind the scenes look at the work done at the Pentagon. The goal is to excite these students to want to work…

  Defense

  February 16, 2009
• The Sammie Awards

  The Oscar Awards come up on Sunday, but for the government, it is nomination season. There are only a few more weeks to nominate feds for the Partnership for Public Service’s Service to America Medals,…

  Management

  February 16, 2009
• USCG moves past ‘Deepwater’ problems

  The Coast Guard buys a lot of equipment and supplies, but how should all that work get done? To answer that question, the Coast Guard came up with a set of acquisition priorities.

  Management

  February 12, 2009
• A Stimulating Bill

  Congress has reached a deal on the stimulus package, opening the doors for lots of spending by the federal government, but where will the money go? There are four categories: tax breaks for individuals and…

  Budget

  February 11, 2009
• Obama amends order to include CTO

  In a notice published in Wednesday\'s Federal Register, the President amended Executive Order 12859 from August 1993 by removing the AIDS Policy Coordinator and replaces it with an Assistant to the President and Chief Technology Officer

  Budget

  February 11, 2009
• A View from Inside

  What’s it like inside a presidential transition? A veteran of the Office of Management and Budget in previous administrations returned as a Senior Advisor to the Obama-Biden Transition Team. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas has his story…

  Federal Drive

  February 11, 2009
• Whose Belt is Tightening More?

  The Federal Government is tightening its belt. We learn about what it’ll mean for the rank-and-file federal worker from FederalNewsRadio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

  Budget

  February 10, 2009
• Waiting Isn’t Always a Virtue

  The economic stimulus package is on its way to becoming law. About $62 billion of contracting opportunities included in the package. Jeremy Potter, Senior Analyst with INPUT, tells us why it’s better to act now.

  Management

  February 10, 2009
• Budgeting and Bloat

  The second, $800-plus billion dollar stimulus package may be full of all measures to stabilize the economy. But FederalNewsRadio commentator Lurita Doan says the lasting effects could harm our children. Lurita is former Administrator at…

  Federal Drive

  February 10, 2009
• DoD seeks contractor to run analysis center.

  Opportunity name: Operation of the Information Assurance Technical Analysis Center (IATAC) Agency: Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) Contract length: 7 years Estimated value: $1.68 billion Incumbent: Booz Allen Hamilton Services provided: The operations of the…

  Defense

  February 09, 2009
• OPM, Hewitt Associates settle dispute over ‘RetireEZ’ contract

  The Officer of Personnel Management terminated its $290 million, 10-year contract with Hewitt Associates to develop the recalculation engine for OPM\'s \"RetireEZ\" program. Now, the two sides have settled their dispute.

  Management

  February 09, 2009
• United States Navy

  Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr. Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery February 9th and 11th, 2009

  Defense

  February 09, 2009
• Schedules panel finalizing recommendations

  Group to submit suggestions to GSA administrator in early March

  Management

  February 06, 2009