Don’t Let It Happen Again The House Judiciary Committee continues to look into the firing of nine U.S. Attorneys. On Friday they received a report from Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine. We covered some…
Feds: The Next Generation We talk a lot on Federal News Radio about bringing young people into the Federal government. One of them that’s already in, is Steve Ressler. Beside his work in the Inspector…
We had a one-hour show today, so we could bring you a special “Federal Executive Forum” presentation at 2pm. Roadmap to Transition The switch to a new administration in January is on the minds of…
A one-hour show today, so we can bring you a special “Federal Executive Forum” presentation at 2pm. Roadmap to Transition The switch to a new administration in January is on the minds of many people…
Talking Security with the Experts Updates to the FISMA Act that are making their way through Congress have the Federal IT community talking. And as usual, they’re talking about it on In Depth. Former Justice…
Richard Zanatta Director of Facilities for Chief Administrator\'s Office US House of Representatives October 7th, 2008
Breathe Easy It might seem like the financial world is crumbling around you, but Seth Jayson, senior analyst and adviser at The Motley Fool, doesn’t think that’s true. He talked to me today about whether…
Robert J. Carey Chief Information Officer September 29th and October 1st, 2008
Making Your Agency Safer New FISMA legislation is through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. One of the biggest elements is the addition of a Chief Information Security Officer at every agency. We…
More Money, More Money, More Money The Pentagon is working on a plan to improve cost controls for weapons systems, after the Government Accountability Office issued a report about cost escalations. The Senate Homeland Security…
Where Does the Money Go? As Congress considers what course to take on the financial market bailout, they are learning about what might happen to the Federal budget if the Treasury Department takes on $700…
Asking the “how?” Question A huge increase in the Federal deficit is bound to impact the budget at your agency. Former Treasury Bruce Bartlett is writing about what the Presidential candidates are saying–or not saying–about…
Looking Back at Hurricane Season It’s been long enough after FEMA’s hurricane response to Gustav and Ike that Congress is ready to take a look at how things went. The House Transportation subcommittee on Economic…
“Now What” at the State Department Five former Secretaries of State offered advice for the next President at a forum at George Washington University last week. CNN’s Frank Sesno and Christiane Amanpour moderated the forum;…
J.D. Sicilia Director, Lean Six Sigma Program Office Department of Defense September 22nd and 24th, 2008