When it comes to good software, you've got lots of ways to skin the cat. The big debate these days is between traditional, waterfall development and the agile method that's coming into fashion. Bob Tobias, management professor at American University, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the same thinking applies to organizational change.
Judge Marilyn Zahm was recently elected the first woman president of the Association of Administrative Law Judges. She joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the issues administrative law judges who decide Social Security disability claims are facing, such as ensuring due process when the agency is pushing to expedite cases and maintaining their independence.
Now that Congress has funded the Coast Guard's largest acquisition budget ever, Adm. Paul Zukunft, the Coast Guard commandant, said the barometer is rising and the storms have abated.
A Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration audit found that the IRS is learning from past mistakes related to conference spending. But the tax watchdog says the agency can still improve on how it maintains its documents and reports training and events.
Segue Technologies President Brian Callahan joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company can help federal agencies with agile software development, data analytics, and mobile applications. March 22, 2016
The National Federation of Federal Employees says recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management contradicts legislation that would let temporary or seasonal workers compete for the same jobs that are open to permanent federal employees.
Yet another member of Congress is pressing the House Appropriations Committee to get tough on federal employees who watch pornography at work
President Barack Obama arrived Sunday, March 20, for a three-day visit to Cuba, the first visit by a U.S. president to the island in nearly 90 years.
The next president, whoever it is, could help forge a more enterprise-like government with a strong focus on management. The Partnership for Public service and the IBM Center for the Business of Government hosted roundtable discussions on this topic. Dan Chenok, executive director at the IBM Center, provides all the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
Was last week's Metrorail shutdown necessary? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says some of its most important customers, federal workers, say their colleagues need a little cheese with their whine.
Agencies say the guidance and tools that the Office of Personnel Management gives to department headquarters often does not filter down to components in the field. OPM began the first of its listening and training tours last week on the federal hiring process.
The Energy Department’s Federal Energy Management Program Office made four awards under its Assisting Federal Facilities with Energy Conservation Technologies (AFFECT) program to help agencies get over the hump on renewable energy projects.
OPM made the right call this week when Metrorail was closed down for the day. Certainly not the popular call, but the one that was the right business decision for the taxpayers.
James Onusko and Christy Wilder will be the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) transition team director and deputy director, respectively. They will lead the effort to create a new organization to handle federal security clearances.
Ever been in a situation where whatever you do will probably be wrong? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's part of the job description for the director of OPM.