Management
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House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) asked the Government Accountability Office to review potential conflicts of interest, possible violations of security protocol and issues of transparency and logistics of President-elect Donald Trump's transition. Meanwhile, two other lawmakers are once again raising concerns about the potential for political appointees to "burrow in" to career positions.
November 23, 2016 -
Seven thousand Senior Executive Service members will act as the interface between the incoming Trump appointees and everyone else in the government. But, Margot Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the SES itself needs a little love and attention.
November 23, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump's suggested hiring freeze on the federal workforce could have major implications for federal contractors. With possible plans to cut the size of the federal workforce through attrition and retirements, some contractors say industry may have to shoulder more of the workload, since the capability requirements won't change even as government shrinks.
November 22, 2016 -
As President-elect Donald Trump fills out his cabinet, 40 critical management positions requires his close attention. That's according to two veterans of presidential transitions and the National Academy of Public Administration. David Chu is a NAPA fellow and president of the Institute for Defense Analyses. Ed DeSeve is a NAPA fellow and an executive in residence at the Brookings Institution. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, they tell executive editor Jason Miller why these top 40 positions are critical to government management.
November 22, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management lacks authorizations for 18 of its major security systems, the agency's inspector general said in a new report. The IG attributed many of OPM's IT security problems with a poor governance structure and shorthanded staff. OPM said it's recently made a few new hires and will have 24 information system security officers soon.
November 21, 2016 -
The American Small Business League is pushing back on a court's decision to dismiss a case against the Small Business Administration and what the league calls “creative accounting” of federal contracting goals.
November 21, 2016 -
The General Services Administration’s releases a solicitation for a vendor to set up a political appointee orientation program. The National Academy of Public Administration says training is a big missing piece to the presidential transition.
November 18, 2016 -
The Office of Government Ethics revised its guidance for accepting gifts for the first time in nearly 25 years. Federal employees may continue to accept gifts worth $20 or less from an outside source, but OGE suggests they consider whether accepting the gift would bring up questions of integrity of impartiality.
November 18, 2016 -
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce recently inducted Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics at the Department of Defense, as its Public Sector Partner of the Year. The presentation was made as part of the 14th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards.
November 18, 2016 -
The Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce recently inducted Donna S. Morea into its Hall of Fame. The presentation was made as part of the 14th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Award
November 18, 2016 -
Teresa Carlson, who leads the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Worldwide Public Sector business, was named the Executive of the Year for companies $300 million and greater as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
November 18, 2016 -
Michele Bolos, CEO and founder of NT Concepts, was named the Executive of the Year for companies $75 million to $300 million as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
November 18, 2016 -
MAG Aerospace was named Contractor of the Year (up to $25 million) as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
November 18, 2016 -
Blue Canopy was named Contractor of the Year ($75 million - $300 million) as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards.
November 18, 2016 -
Enlighten IT Consulting was named Contractor of the Year (up to $25 million) as part of the 2016 Greater Washington GovCon Awards, which are presented by the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.
November 18, 2016