Management

• Help for veterans looking for work

  Sandy Smith, transition services manager for the Arlington Employment Center in Arlington Virginia, will discuss what her organization is doing to help veterans enter the civilian job market. May 9, 2014

  Fed Access

  May 09, 2014
• Celebrate Police Week 2014

  Jenny Mattingley hosts a roundtable discussion of National Police Week 2014, which is being held in Washington D.C. from May 11th through the 17th. May 9, 2014

  FEDtalk

  May 09, 2014
• The Department of Homeland Security’s acquisition strategy and implementation

  What is the DHS's acquisition strategy? What are the key procurement and acquisition challenges facing DHS? How is DHS improving the operational performance of its acquisition function? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Nick Nayak, Chief Procurement Office, U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

  Management

  May 09, 2014
• IGs ‘straddle fence’ between contractors, agencies

  Former Inspector General of the General Services Administration Brian Miller says IGs are in the spotlight more these days. He shares advice and best practices for contractors being audited by IGs.

  Management

  May 09, 2014
• Energy’s new plug-and-play technology infrastructure

  Energy Department CIO Bob Brese said the launch of the OneNNSA network provides seamless identity management and collaboration services in the cloud.

  Ask the CIO

  May 09, 2014
• OMB kicks off reforms with Smarter IT Delivery Agenda

  Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel details three focus areas to improve how agencies buy technology. He says agencies must have the best people, the best contractors and well-designed processes to ensure success in meeting customer and citizen needs.

  Technology

  May 09, 2014
• OPM’s crackdown on background check fraud leads to jail time — for some

  Since 2008, the Office of Personnel Management has been on a crusade to root out falsification in background investigations using the courts. Nearly two dozen background investigators for either OPM or one of its contractors have been criminally prosecuted for misconduct ranging from outright falsifying reports, known as "ghostwriting," to performing sloppy checks that failed to adhere to OPM's standards.

  Management

  May 09, 2014
• Agency leaders ‘on a mission’ to pump up employee morale

  Federal employees are growing increasingly frustrated with budget cuts, stagnant pay levels and a negative perception of the federal bureaucracy, government surveys reveal. At a townhall event hosted by the Partnership for Public Service, the heads of the Departments of Commerce, Homeland Security and Labor say they're getting the message.

  Management

  May 08, 2014
• 4 viewpoints on trust in government

  Trust is fickle and just a few small events can cause that trust to break. As part of Federal News Radio's special report, Trust Redefined: Reconnecting Government and its Employees, we asked federal employee groups and union leaders about how they define trust between employees and the government now and what this trust will look like in the future.

  Management

  May 08, 2014
• Treasury begins shared services quest to educate, integrate

  The Office of Financial Innovation and Transformation issued two RFIs in the last few weeks. One announced an industry day for May 21, and the other is looking for ideas to improve how the government manages and integrates data from different systems.

  Management

  May 08, 2014
• The OPM budget memo, RIFs, and buyouts

  Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller and Federal Times Senior Writer Andy Medici will discuss OMB's budget guidance memo, and OPM Director Katherine Archuleta will give us an update on Public Service Recognition Week. May 7, 2014

  Mike Causey

  May 07, 2014
• Background investigation fraud case against USIS moved to DC court

  Less than two weeks ago, a federal judge approved the transfer of the case alleging USIS with improperly conducting thousands of background-check reviews to Washington, D.C. An investigation conducted by the Office of Personnel Management's inspector general remains ongoing. OPM says it has confidence in the reforms put in place by the company.

  Management

  May 07, 2014
• On DoD: DISA mobility, Defense acqusition

  John Hickey, the mobility program manager for the Defense Information Systems Agency, talks about the status of DoD's commercial mobile device programs, for both classified and unclassified communications. Greg Wenzel, a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton, discusses the findings of a recent survey of government employees about DoD acquisition.

  On DoD Podcasts

  May 07, 2014
• MAS audits and the mandatory disclosure rule

  Former General Services Administration Inspector General Brian Miller, will discuss MAS audits, the mandatory disclosure rule and the role the IG plays within GSA. May 6, 2014

  Off the Shelf

  May 06, 2014