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Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he anticipates a "special renaissance for the Department of Commerce" that includes making it the best place to work in the federal government.
March 01, 2017 -
The Pentagon’s internal improvement plan, known as Better Buying Power, coincided with several consecutive years of declines in the rate of cost growth for the Pentagon’s major weapons systems, from more than 9 percent in 2011 to 3.5 percent in 2015, the lowest level since 1985.
February 28, 2017 -
Frederick Douglass was appointed U.S. Marshal by President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877, making him one of the first African American marshals.
February 27, 2017 -
Linda Springer, a former OMB and OPM appointee, is serving as the senior advisor to the director for management.
February 27, 2017 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know what it's really like for federal employees in the midst of this presidential transition.
February 24, 2017 -
Aaron Snow’s term at GSA is coming to an end and he announced plans to move to the private sector on Feb. 28.
February 22, 2017 -
Editor-in-Chief Lisa Wolfe flips back the calendar to 2000, when Federal News Radio debuted as the first internet radio station.
February 22, 2017 -
Terry Halvorsen retired Feb. 19 after spending the last two-plus years as the Department of Defense chief information officer.
February 21, 2017 -
A judged ruled in favor of thousands of people who claimed the federal government was wrong not to pay them on time for their work during the first week of the government shutdown.
February 17, 2017 -
The Program Management Improvement and Accountability Act of 2015 would create a "culture of excellence," promoting wise use of taxpayer dollars.
February 16, 2017 -
Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination to be Labor Secretary, after Labor Department employees expressed concerns ahead of his confirmation hearing. The letter disclosed a number of misgivings about Puzder’s fitness for the job.
February 15, 2017 -
David Mader spent the last two years as the controller at the Office of Management and Budget working with the Treasury Department and other agencies to try to get a better handle on why the government spends money that is deemed improper.
February 15, 2017 -
Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work, the deputy Defense listed 16 separate functions that will be immune from the hiring freeze.
February 02, 2017 -
Kshemendra Paul, who spent six years as the program manager of the Information Sharing Environment, recently took a new job with the Homeland Security Department as deputy director for Mission and Strategy on the Information Sharing and Services team in the agency’s chief information officer’s office.
January 27, 2017 -
Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.) offered his first insights into his management ideas during his two-committee marathon nomination hearings to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget.
January 25, 2017