Cameron Leuthy, senior budget analyst at Bloomberg Government, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the current budget, plans for a possible government shutdown, and the long term impact of continuing resolutions. September 22, 2015
The Office of Management and Budget is using a "cut and reinvest" process to reach its goal of saving money on information technology. But the reinvest portion is still up in the air. David Powner is the director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies follow their spending and track their savings.
The Department of Homeland Security is on a roll. The GAO calls their priority goal on data work “outstanding,” the Association of Government Accountants gave the agency two awards for excellence in accountability reporting, and the second audit opinion in a row has come back clean. Chip Fulghum is the Chief Financial Officer at DHS. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose when it comes to success, it's a team effort.
Preparations for a government shutdown are underway, so if Congress does wind up making a deal and keeps the government open, agencies have spent a lot of time and money for no reason. Chris Cummiskey was deputy under secretary for management and acting deputy under secretary for management at the Homeland Security Department. He's now CEO at Cummiskey Strategic Solutions. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the real costs of a government shutdown.
Despite a smaller budget and more laws to follow, the IRS survived the 2015 tax season relatively unscathed.
Rumors of a potential government shutdown are growing louder. Members of industry who have been through it before have some advice on what contractors can do to prepare for a potential shutdown.
The Transportation Department isn’t implementing the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act like many of its cohorts. DoT has an 800-pound gorilla to deal with called the Federal Aviation Administration. In his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook Federal News Radio's executive editor Jason Miller writes about why DoT must customize its FITARA implementation.
Sources from the House Oversight and Government Reform and the House Appropriations committees said Monday that a vote on a "clean" continuing resolution has not yet been scheduled for next week.
It will take a miracle to survive the commuter nightmare caused by Pope Francis' visit to Washington, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is the latest agency to get on board with "succession planning."
The DoD is unlike any government agency, which means Defense's Office of Inspector General is not quite like every other OIG. Jon Rymer, the man who holds that office, tells In Depth's Francis Rose what makes his office unique.
“Shutdown” is too coarse a word for what happens during a funding lapse. The government acts more as a patchwork. For employees, the challenge is knowing who will also be on the job.
It's another short work week for Congress. And that means the deadline to fund the government for the next year is rapidly approaching. Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass a budget and have it signed by the President.
The emphasis on customer services across government includes a higher profile for feedback. The latest social media site to give agencies feedback on employee performance and mission delivery is Yelp. Justin Herman of the General Services Administration tells In Depth with Francis Rose the deal with Yelp is just one of many opportunities for agencies to interact with citizens.
Congress won't work much this week with the Pope coming to town and the Yom Kippur holiday. That means the pressure is even greater to get a deal done when Congress is working. David Hawkings is Senior Editor at Roll Call following the developments on the Hill. He lays out some potential scenarios for Congress on In Depth with Francis Rose.