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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 –…
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…