If you’re planning to use your cell phone at the festivities, you might want to think twice. Major carriers are expecting cell phone traffic jams if huge crowds show up. Joining us to talk about…
So what will members of the media face tomorrow when they cover the swearing-in of President-elect Obama? Jonathan Allen is a reporter with Congressional Quarterly’s CQPolitics.com and tells us what he’s expecting.
Welcome to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday holiday! Dems propose $550B in federal projects (FederalTimes) Cabinet Nominees Discuss the Rank and File (WashingtonPost) Defense finalizes changes to NSPS hiring, promotion rules (GovExec) Billions for…
More today from Eric Holder’s confirmation hearing, which ran all day yesterday and continued today. Watch yesterday’s afternoon session Watch today’s session College of Web 2.0 Knowledge: Twitter Lots of people don’t know about–or don’t…
President-elect Barack Obama has said he wants to create 5 million “green” jobs and take the country in a new direction when it comes to energy conservation, but what could this mean for your agency?…
Stimulus package contains billions of dollars for federal agencies (GovExec) Obama’s AG pick on track for confirmation High risk medical devices escaped close review FDA pledges openness on gene-altered products CIA director: Harsh interrogations were…
She has only four days left as Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology. Karen Evans joined me in the studio for a recap of some key government initiatives like the Trusted…
Karen Evans OMB\'s E-Gov & Information Technology Administrator Jan. 15, 2009
The Senate will cast its vote today on whether or not to release the second half of the $700 billion dollar TARP funds. While democrats are hopeful that they have the votes, some are not…
Though the Bush Administration is getting ready to leave office, there are still some loose ends to tie up, especially when it comes to e-mail. Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the president’s executive office to…
Undergraduates cite government as a top career (GovExec) Security braces for inaugural throngs (USAToday) Ex-Fighter Pilot Could Be Next NASA Chief (WashingtonPost) Judge hits White House with preservation order First day for new worker ID…
Confirmation season is in full swing. Among the major confirmation hearings yesterday were a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the nomination of Peter Orszag to become Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and…
Disgraced investor Bernard Madoff is under house arrest while he is out on bail awaiting trial. Some investors lost their life savings, prompting cries from the public for more regulatory action from the federal government.…
Patrick Pizzella has been with the Department of Labor since 2001. During his tenure, many things have changed. He joins us now to take a look back at what’s happened and discuss some of his…
Many things have changed at the Food and Drug Administration since Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach was confirmed as Commissioner in 2006. The Commissioner is with us now to talk about some of his successes –…