Management

• Archuleta looks to ‘forge a new pathway’ to better engage federal workforce

  Just a week into the job and confronted with signs of the sagging morale of the federal workforce, new Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta said she wants to take steps to make sure federal employees feel engaged in their work. Tuesday's annual public meeting of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council focused on ways to improve employee engagement and morale. OPM released its annual Employee Viewpoint Survey last week, revealing continuing declines in federal employees' overall job satisfaction and a sharp drop in satisfaction with their pay.

  Management

  November 12, 2013
• White House considering options after Issa subpoenaes federal CTO Park

  Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is compelling federal CTO Todd Park show up Wednesday for a hearing before the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the IT oversight problems of the HealthCare.gov website.

  Congress

  November 11, 2013
• DoD finalizing major rewrite of acquisition guidance

  Reworked guidance is the first update to key Defense Department instruction since 2008. Internal attempt to streamline the system is leading department officials to seek legislative changes to make the military acquisition process less complex.

  Budget

  November 11, 2013
• Lawmakers question DHS’ awards under the EAGLE II contract

  Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, and Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.), chairman of the subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, wrote a letter to DHS Chief Procurement Officer Nick Nayak earlier this week questioning the agency's entire solicitation process.

  Congress

  November 11, 2013
• TechAmerica files $5 million lawsuit against ITI, three former execs

  The association claims Trey Hodgkins, Pam Walker and Carol Henton breached their contract and disclosed proprietary information to ITI that would harm TechAmerica.

  Management

  November 11, 2013
• Young leaders find new avenues to help advance their careers

  Young Government Leaders helps young professionals find classes and mentors that can help them to learn new skills and advance in their careers.

  Management

  November 08, 2013
• Mikulski seeks two-year sequestration solution

  Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, took to the Senate floor this week calling on House-Senate budget negotiators to look at replacing the across-the-board sequestration cuts for at least two years.

  Budget

  November 08, 2013
• 2013 Federal Technology Survey

  Federal News Radio wants to know how the technology being used by federal agencies today is affecting federal employees, agencies and government contractors. Take our brief, anonymous survey. is conducting a survey on the use of technology at government agencies. as part of our research and measurement of the impact of technology on federal employees, agencies and government contractors. We will present our findings starting Nov. 19.

  Technology

  November 08, 2013
• Fed groups: Pay and benefits should be off the table in budget talks

  A coalition of more than two dozen federal-employee unions and advocacy groups is calling on budget negotiators to come up with a way to undo the across-the-board sequestration budget cuts that are poised to slash agency spending by billions more this year. But following three years of a pay freeze and the recent 16-day government shutdown, the groups are equally adamant that changes to federal employees' pay and benefits should be off the table.

  Budget

  November 08, 2013
• Sequestration’s second year worse than its first, military chiefs warn

  The heads of DoD's military services say they were able to somewhat blunt sequestration's impact during its first year by using several one-time tactics. But they say the consequences of sudden reductions will get worse in 2014 and beyond.

  Budget

  November 08, 2013
• Cybersecurity framework and Google beats Northrop!

  On this week's Capital Impact show, Bloomberg Government analysts will examine NIST's preliminary cybersecurity framework, and Google's lobbying efforts. November 7, 2013

  Technology

  November 07, 2013
• Government shutdown cost feds 6.6 million days of work

  The 16-day government shutdown forced federal employees to miss millions of days of work, agencies to forego millions of dollars in revenue and programs to grind to a halt. In a new report, the Office of Management and Budget estimates that federal workers missed 6.6 million days of work and the shutdown cost more than $2.5 billion in pay and benefits for employees, most of whom didn't work.

  Budget

  November 07, 2013
• How HHS’s Program Support Center manages the business of government

  What is shared services and its benefits? How does HHS's Program Support Center manage the business of government? How is PSC using technology to streamline operations, increase efficiencies, and reduce costs? Join host Michael Keegan and he explores these questions and so much more with Paul Bartley, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Support at U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and director of its Program Support Center. Paul Bartley Deputy Assistant Secretary for Program Support & Director Program Support Center (PSC) Department of Health and Human Services

  Management

  November 07, 2013
• SSA shares lessons learned in tight budget climate

  In part two of our Agency of the Month interview with Peter Spencer, deputy commissioner for Budget, Finance, Quality and Management at the Social Security Administration, Spencer says lessons learned in 2013 will help the agency moving forward in 2014 and beyond.

  Budget

  November 07, 2013