US details role for additional Afghan forces Automakers need to make case for government aid Report says CIA withheld info from White House Judge orders release of 5 terror suspects at Gitmo Feds: FAA worker…
What’s Next? Using technology was one of the hallmarks of the Obama campaign. Google Chairman and CEO Eric Schmidt is a member of the President-elect’s Transition Economic Advisory Board. I had highlights of a presentation…
If you commit a crime while you’re working abroad for the U.S. government, can foreign authorities lock you up? The answer to that question for U-S troops and contractors in Iraq could be changing soon.…
Military families are getting more coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Department of Labor just published a final rule that will let employees take time off if a family member is wounded…
The Department of Homeland Security is one of the biggest spenders when it comes to procurement in the federal government and there are a lot of challenges facing their acquisition workforce. While DHS has made…
Report criticizes Homeland Security (USAToday) Arizonan will head Homeland Security (Politico) Agencies send ‘hot lists’ of key issues to Obama review teams (GovExec) Administration touts continued progress on financial audits (GovExec) VA Raises Vets’ Mileage…
Tim Young OMB counselor for IT and e-government Nov. 20th, 2008
What role do small businesses play in the military communications marketplace? At this year’s MILCOM conference small businesses are getting the chance to meet with representatives of the major military communications companies as part of…
How engaged are the employees at your agency and how is this affecting your department’s productivity? The Merit Systems Protection Board surveyed 35,000 federal employees to find the answers to these questions. Doug Nierle, project…
For the past 20 years, The Council for Excellence in Government has released its Prune Book after every major election. It’s a play off The Plum Book which lists all of the positions to be…
Capitol Hill was abuzz yesterday as two prominent senators learned whether they would be stripped of their committee assignments, and in one case a Senate seat. Connecticut Independent Senator Joe Lieberman’s fate was up in…
Merit board links employee engagement and productivity (GovExec) FDA opens new China office Obama to usher in major shift in trade policy Hard sell: Detroit links bailout, national defense EPA Moves to Ease Air Rules…
Christopher Fountain President & CEO SecureInfo November 18th, 2008
Tracking everything the government owns – all those computers, furniture and weapons – is no easy feat. But the same technology that’s in that high-tech HSPD-12 ID card you use to get into government buildings…
Administration Protects Bush Appointees by Converting Positions to Career Civil Service Jobs (WashingtonPost) Transition Watch: Obama will cut outsourcing (FCW) IRS names first chief technology officer (FCW) Obama administration looks to fill more than 300…