A new Administration means there will be new approaches to counterterrorism efforts. Earlier this week, the Cato Institute examined this issue during a two day conference. Dr. Audrey Cronin, professor at the National War College,…
Zoo chief could be named OPM director soon (GovExec) Agency heads get guidance on top hires (GovExec) AP sources: Ex-FCC official to be tapped as chair Bush’s Physician Gets Last-Minute Appointment (WashingtonPost) GAO: NASA needs…
The nominee for Homeland Security Secretary, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, will get her confirmation hearing this Thursday. Rich Cooper of Catalyst Partners is offering Hearing Questions for the DHS Nominee in a post on the…
Dr. Renny DiPentima Board Member, Liquid Machines January 13th, 2009
FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about the results of OPM’s recent Federal Human Capital Survey. So what do federal agencies still need to do? What’s improved? John Palguta is Vice President for Policy at the…
Employees at the Transportation Security Administration have new uniforms, but not everyone’s happy about it. Some have complained that they are causing rashes and skin irritations. The American Federation of Government Employees stepped in –…
Violence continues to get worse on the border between the US and Mexico as drug cartels are becoming bolder. President-elect Barack Obama is planning to meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. So, what will the…
As the Presidential Inauguration approaches, perhaps nothing is more important than how career feds are getting ready to welcome the new political appointees into their offices. Michael Watkins is a leadership consultant and author of…
OMB: Progress slow on issuing ID cards (NextGov) Delay expected for full 2010 budget proposal (FederalTimes) Bush to give farewell address Thursday night NASA Goddard CIO Blog: CIO of the Stars (SpaceRef.com) Advisers: Obama preparing…
The stream of confirmation hearings continued Friday with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee listening to testimony from Labor Secretary nominee Hilda Solis. Solis is currently a Congresswoman from California. (note: audio and…
Michael Hager Acting Director January 12th and 14th, 2009
This is the first presidential transition for DHS, and perhaps the first time many agency employees are really looking back over the past seven years. DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker is here now…
You should expect traffic – lots and lots of traffic – on Inauguration Day. Many feds have the day off, but what about those people who don’t? The Telework Exchange is trying to get local…
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has said it is imperative that Congress pass an economic stimulus plan before the recess in February. While the legislature is considering investing in a variety of areas that…
Information security still a problem at IRS (NextGov) DHS delays requirement for immigration checks by contractors (FederalTimes) Some Army surplus may not be used (USAToday) HUD warns losses endanger mortgage program (GovExec) CDC director is…