Michael Astrue Commissioner March 2nd and 4th, 2009
There’s a lot in the 2010 federal budget, including money for various IT projects. Deniece Peterson is a Principal Analyst at INPUT, and she tells us more about what money is going where.
From the OPM: Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN under a DELAYED ARRIVAL/UNSCHEDULED LEAVE policy. Employees should plan to arrive for work no more than 2 hours later than they would normally…
Jonathan Allen is a political reporter at Congressional Quarterly, where he has covered House and Senate leadership, electons, the federal budget and numerous other issues. He is a winner of the 2008 Dirksen Award for…
The Forest Service could be moving. The office is now under the Department of Agriculture – but could soon fall under Interior. Robin Nazzaro is Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Issues at the Government…
President Barack Obama has approved a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq over the next 19 months. But this isn’t a complete exit: Up to 50,000 troops could remain in the country. Lawrence Korb, assistant…
How do convicts get federal contracts? That’s what the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wanted to find out yesterday. Chairman Edolphus Towns of New York tells us about what they learned and how they…
Departmental spending breakdown A summary of spending proposals Source: Gov’t on verge of deal to aid Citigroup GSA leases L Street space for TARP (WashingtonBusinessJournal) Firms defraud government but get new US contracts Government continues…
Patrick Pizzella was nominated for Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management at the Department of Labor by President Bush on April 25, 2001, confirmed by the U. S. Senate on May 9, 2001 and served…
President Barack Obama releases an overview of his 2010 budget this morning, and one of his biggest goals is cutting the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Many are asking whether…
$1 Billion in DHS Headquarters Coffers (MSNBC) Legislation would make it easier for agencies to rehire federal retirees (GovExec) Lawmakers renew push for pre-tax health care for retirees (GovExec) GSA puts its USA.gov Web site…
The results of TechAmerica’s 19th annual Federal CIO survey are out. Former DOT CIO Dan Mintz was at the release event for the survey yesterday, and shared some observations about the survey and speakers.
Tom Temin is taking a much deserved vacation the rest of this week but we’ve invited some great guest hosts to join Jane while Tom is away! Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009, Pat Pizzella, former Chief…
President Barack Obama addressed Congress and the nation last night. The president talked about the economy and his plans for the future, including his 2010 budget proposal. Jodi Schneider, Senior Editor of Congressional Quarterly, joins…
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act contains lots of money for federal agencies and the Small Business Administration is one of them. Eric Zarnikow, SBA’s Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access, tells us…