Management
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Debra Katz, founding law partner at Katz, Marshall, and Banks, shared her view on whistleblowers within the government with Women of Washington hosts Gigi Schumm and Aileen Black.
August 26, 2015 The Department of Justice alleged Sandia used federal funds to lobby Congress for non-competitive extensions to its Management and Operating contract won in 1993.
August 26, 2015-
The National Treasury Employees Union has a new president. Colleen Kelley stepped down after 16 years at the helm. Tony Reardon, formerly the union's national executive vice president, stepped into the top job. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with more on his new role.
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The NSA's adviser on equality says workforce diversity is improving as the agency attempts to balance its mission with the men and women hired to help it succeed.
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The Secretary of the Air Force and its Chief of Staff say a full year continuing resolution would have a significant impact on the service, particularly by slowing down or halting as many as 50 acquisition programs.
August 26, 2015 Carol Bonosaro, president of the Senior Executives Association, joins host Mike Causey to discuss how career federal executives are impacted by lame duck presidential administrations. She will also give her thoughts on a recent report based on an employee job survey conducted last year by the Office of Personnel Management. August 26, 2015
August 25, 2015-
The Defense Department asks Congress for permission to reprogram more than 100 million dollars to contribute to the governmentwide collection to pay for data breach services. DoD is by far the largest agency sending money to the Office of Personnel Management. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller is here to tell us about DoD’s request and what other agencies should take from it.
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The Air Force says the continuing resolution that’s becoming increasingly likely for the 2016 budget cycle would halt progress on dozens of weapons programs, and probably force it to cancel plans to build its military workforce in key areas. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
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The Acquisition Gateway at the General Services Administration is the culmination of a series of initiatives the administration and the agency have been focused on for a long time. Category management and hallways are just two of the initiatives rolled into the Acquisition Gateway. Laura Stanton is acting assistant commissioner for the Office of Strategy Management at the General Services Administration. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose the idea for the Acquisition Gateway sprung from talking to acquisition professionals in government.
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Agencies have 13 guidelines to help them deliver projects on time and on budget under the U.S. Digital Services Playbook. The fourth play in the book suggests agencies use an agile incremental approach to develop new projects and software. Jordan Sims is director of organization relations and programs at the Project Management Institute. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that project managers who use an agile approach are twice as likely to have success with new initiatives as those who don't.
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More federal agencies are swapping private offices for open floor plans as the White House pushes its Freeze the Footprint policy. Many federal employees aren't thrilled. Nadine Vogel is CEO of Springboard Consulting. It advises agencies and companies on accommodating employees with disabilities. She tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp what some employees are telling her.
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The Coast Guard is seeing many of its projects growing into programs of record with acquisition plans and contracts that are both on schedule and on budget thanks to a new strategy.
August 25, 2015 -
Some simple tips and tools can solve most of the problems that employees with disabilities have in open offices. Others can use them too. The story begins below the photo gallery.
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Defense Department Comptroller Michael McCord sent a reprogramming request to Congress in July asking to move money around to help pay for identity protection and data breach services as well as higher costs for security clearance background investigations.
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The Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule is aimed at reducing power plant emissions and protecting those downwind of the facilities from the nitrogen and sulfur fumes they generate. Stephanie Hogan is the acting team leader for interstate transport of air pollution in the EPA's Office of General Counsel, and one of the people responsible for enforcing that rule. For her work, she was named one of the 33 finalists for this year's Service to America Medals. She joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explain more about her efforts, and the process for actually policing air pollution.
August 25, 2015