The latest Cabinet nominee to go before the Senate for confirmation is Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. She is President Obama’s choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Her hearing yesterday was before the Senate…
Census Day is exactly one year away, and who better to talk about the work being done to prepare for the 2010 Census than Tom Mesenbourg, Acting Director of the Census Bureau.
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Key Senate lawmakers want more federal control cyber security in the private sector. The Washington Post reports lawmakers will…
Some Federal agencies are wrapping their arms around Web 2.0, some are struggling, and some are just getting started. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals are being recognized as one of the leading Web 2.0 practitioners in…
Dr. Ron Ross Project Leader, FISMA Implementation Project NIST March 31st, 2009
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Federal agents are going to Afghanistan in hopes of curbing the drug trade. About 70 drug enforcement agents will…
The president new strategy for Afghanistan includes an additional 4,000 troops to train the Afghan army and police force. The troops will work alongside hundreds of civilian specialists, including agricultural experts, educators and engineers, but…
Yup. Monday again. Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: Key Democrats on the House Armed Services committee are asking the Pentagon to halt all public-private…
Upheaval on the southwest border of the US has been getting more attention. Violence that once was limited to the Mexican side of the border is washing over into the US, and Arizona is having…
The way forward in Afghanistan was the subject of a speech by President Obama at the White House this morning. He talked about his plan to increase US presence in the country, and what he…
The nation is facing tough times, what with the economy, the wars in the middle-east, healthcare costs and so much more. But how do you organize government to best address our challenges? That’s the subject…
Teamwork! That’s the idea behind a new partnership between the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Open Source Software Institute. The two groups have formed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. The agreement will pave…
Written by Ruben Gomez Edited by Suzanne Kubota This morning’s federal news as heard on WFED: House Republicans say they’ve come up with an leaner alternative to President Barack Obama’s 2010 budget proposal. Details of…
She WAS Assistant Administrator for Strategic Communications and Public Affairs for the Transportation Security Administration. Now, Ellen Howe is on the outside of the government, as a Vice President in the Homeland Security practice at…