Treasury turns to Fed to spur lending (WSJ) WMD Intel Adviser Brought Package To Work, Causing Scare In Downtown Dc (CongressDaily) Md. lab germ research halted for records probe Text of Obama’s statement at news…
Improving care for vets is going to be a priority for new VA Secretary General Eric Shinseki. He testified about his plans at a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing last week.
Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller talked to the Congressional Research Service’s John Sargent about a report he authored dealing with the challenges a new Chief Technology Officer might face in the Obama Administration.
That was the title the Senate Banking Committee gave to a hearing where they heard from Acting Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, TARP Special Inspector General Neil Barofsky, and Professor Elizabeth Warren, Chair of the Congressional…
Software as a Service – or S-A-A-S – has the potential to save the government BIG money. Computerworld’s Mark Everett Hall is explaining why in a blog post, and he joined me to talk about…
Vice Admiral Adam M. Robinson, Jr. Surgeon General, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery February 9th and 11th, 2009
Roth option may be coming to TSP (FederalTimes) Obama asks OPM veteran to serve as acting director (FrederickburgFreeLanceStar) OPM urged to notify CSRS participants about survivor annuity rule (GovExec) Unions press to suspend outsourcing (FederalTimes)…
Building up the next generation of Federal leaders is the goal of the Council For Excellence in Government’s Fellows Program. I learned all about it from Frank Reeder, a coach in the program (and, among…
The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence heard testimony both yesterday and today from Leon Panetta, who has been nominated to head the CIA. Watch the February 5th session Watch the February 6th session
The avalanche of Web 2.0 technology is causing some heartburn for executives who are trying to manage their time better. Chris Rasmussen of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is one of the government’s most prominent Web…
You might have seen it – it was kind of hard to miss. NASA’s lunar rover accompanied the crew of STS-126 during the Inauguration Parade. Rob Ambrose is Deputy Division Chief of the Automation Robotics…
The Department of Agriculture is starting a five-year pay-for-performance program for almost 3,000 employees in the Food Safety Inspection Service. It should be noted that these feds are all part of a non-bargaining unit and…
Federal Agencies With Growing Problems Await New Leaders, Direction (WashingtonPost) Federal database for ID checks hits bumps (USAToday) NCPC OKs National Naval Medical Center master plan update (WashingtonBusinessJournal) Base realignment boon becomes burden in recession…
During our daily preview of The Daily Debrief, I told Chris Dorobek I was getting a buzz haircut since my son Francis aced his report card this marking period. Chris suggested before and after pictures…