Management
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For the first time, nearly all of the Defense Department’s budget is under professional audit, the Pentagon told Congress in a report last week, making 2015 a “pivotal year” in getting the entire department’s books in audit-ready condition by the end of fiscal 2017.
November 23, 2015 -
Lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation to bolster the medical workforce at understaffed Veterans Affairs Department facilities.
November 20, 2015 -
It's a big hairball, but it has a vital mission and thousands of dedicated employees. The Homeland Security Department and the greater homeland security enterprise are still works in progress. To gauge where it's all headed, the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council and Grant Thornton surveyed dozens of federal and industry executives. Phil Kangas, principal with Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share the details.
November 20, 2015 -
For federal agencies, good customer service requires lots of attention to details, technology and process. Agencies also need an understanding of what citizens are seeking. That's according to Martha Dorris, the General Services Administration's former director of Strategic Programs. Dorris retired from the government a few weeks ago, after 34 years. An expert in customer service, she's still at it with a new consulting gig. She filled in Federal Drive with Tom Temin with all the details.
November 20, 2015 -
The federal IT budget will to grow in both the civilian and Defense sectors over the next few years. That’s the conclusion from research with dozens of federal IT executives as part of the Professional Services Council’s annual Vision Federal Market Forecast. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Robert Haas, chairman of the PSC budget team, tells Executive Editor Jason Miller why agencies and industry are optimistic.
November 20, 2015 -
The Professional Services Council’s 51st annual Vision Forecast found Defense Department and civilian agency spending on technology spending to increase over the next few years.
November 20, 2015 -
Salaries barely changed from fiscal 2013. But 12.2 percent more SES members received performance awards.
November 20, 2015 -
The Transportation Security Administration's deputy administrator is moving to the public sector after more than a decade of service with the agency.
November 20, 2015 -
Leaders within the Justice Department said law enforcement agencies are too focused on the information systems — and not enough on the threat data itself and how it can be shared — to solve problems and respond to crises.
November 19, 2015 -
The Federal Acquisition Regulations Council issued a proposed rule asking for input on how to move the government away from using the proprietary standard or number for uniquely identifying entities receiving federal awards provided for decades by Dun & Bradstreet.
November 19, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security has been running 136 sensitive or top-secret programs without the proper authorizations, a watchdog report has found, leaving the agency vulnerable to hackers.
November 19, 2015 -
Defense Secretary Ash Carter rolled out the first tranche in a series of reforms to DoD’s personnel systems. He said the military needs to adapt to a competitive recruiting landscape. Otherwise it could have trouble attracting the level of talent it needs. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu shares more on what these changes will bring to DoD's Force of the Future on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
November 19, 2015 -
Chief financial officers say they have more responsibilities than ever. It's been 25 years since Congress passed the CFO Act. But CFOs say they still have some of the same challenges they encountered back in 1990 — plus a few more, as Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Read Nicole's related story.
November 19, 2015 -
You learn a thing or two after 35 years in federal management. David Haun led efforts at the Office of Management and Budget during creation of the Homeland Security Department. More recently, he's managed OMB's oversight portfolio for departments that together spend $150 billion a year. He's received just about all the awards a career civil servant can. Now he's joined the public sector practice at Grant Thornton and Thursday joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what big management hurdles remain for the federal government.
November 19, 2015 -
A shrinking budget amid growing expectations from lawmakers and taxpayers could do serious harm to the Internal Revenue Service, according to an IRS advisory council report.
November 19, 2015