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Commentary: The solution to the sequester quandary is obvious, so Congress should just do its job so agencies can do theirs.
May 28, 2015 -
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The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today\'s news,
May 28, 2015 -
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The Office of Management and Budget has finalized guidance requiring agencies to process invoices electronically. It won\'t name a specific product for agencies to use, but the Treasury Department is working to make its Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) the tool of choice. John Hill is the assistant commissioner for payment management at the Bureau of Fiscal Service in Treasury. He tells Executive Editor Jason Miller about IPP, and why Treasury expects it to grow in the coming months.
May 28, 2015 -
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It was only a mile of fencing. The task order from the Army Corps of Engineers to Marcon Engineering looked straightforward: Build a section of barrier along the Mexican border. Then they started digging, and the project turned into a years-long legal battle. Eventually, a judge handed the government its head on a platter. Procurement attorney Joe Petrillo, a partner at the law firm Petrillo and Powell, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to review the facts and lessons learned from this case.
May 28, 2015 -
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The government\'s Freedom of Information Act request backlog grew for the second straight year — by a lot. But the annual FOIA report from the Justice Department\'s Office of Information Policy shows that only a few agencies account for both the increase and the 200,000-case backlog. Melanie Pustay, director of the Office of Information Policy at the Justice Department, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on the report and how those agencies will dig themselves out of the hole they\'re in.
May 28, 2015 -
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Frank Baitman, the Department of Health and Human Services chief information officer, said moving to an open office floor plan drives the agency to be more mobile and take more advantage of cloud services.
May 28, 2015 -
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From the perspective of federal technology companies, there\'s a lot to like in this year\'s House and Senate defense authorization bills and not much to complain about. Federal News Radio\'s Jared Serbu reports, a leading industry group likes some of the acquisition reform provisions so much, it\'s urging that they be extended governmentwide.
May 27, 2015 -
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Federal Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith says she wants the General Services Administration\'s 18F program and U.S. Digital Service to stick around once the Obama administration leaves. And a new hiring authority from the Office of Personnel Management means tech experts will soon join other agencies, like the Homeland Security and Justice Departments. Mark Forman, vice president for IT services and cloud initiatives at TASC, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why this could be a hard sell for the next administration.
May 27, 2015 -
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Human capital management has stayed on the Government Accountability Office\'s High Risk List since 2001. But there are four main areas government hasn\'t tackled yet to solve its biggest human capital challenges. Yvonne Jones, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management last week. She\'s tells In Depth with Francis Rose about government\'s progress on strategic human capital management over the last year.
May 27, 2015 -
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Twenty-five agencies can now make special appointments to hire new digital services experts faster. The Office of Personnel Management says jobs are at General Schedule 11 to 15 levels for up to two years. It\'s similar to the pilot program OPM launched for the General Services Administration\'s 18-F program and Office of Management and Budget\'s Digital Services office last year. On In Depth with Francis Rose, John Salamone, vice president of FMP Consulting and former executive director of the Chief Human Capital Officers Council, says the authority is better late than never.
May 27, 2015 -
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The top of the agency is where the National Security Agency\'s strategy is for building the next generation of intelligence and intelligence personnel. Kathy Hutson is director of human resources and Dr. Nick Vasilopoulos is chief of personnel assessment research and development at the National Security Agency. On In Depth with Francis Rose, Hutson explains how the NSA Director Adm. Mike Rogers is involved in planning the agency\'s human capital strategy.
May 27, 2015 -
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What will your agency\'s budget look like next year? The picture is a little clearer now that the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed outlines for all 12 annual spending bills. Like its House counterpart though, the plan has increases for some programs and cuts for others. Still, Congress is a long way from passing and reconciling everything required for the government to get a fresh start come Oct. 1. Bloomberg Government reporter Erik Wasson joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to review the Senate outline and speculate on what comes next.
May 27, 2015 -
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The Veterans Affairs Department already faces more than 1 billion attempted cyber attacks a month. But as the complexity and volume of cyber threats increases across the government, VA\'s IT officials are starting to prepare for a worst case scenario. Federal News Radio\'s executive editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with details on how VA hopes to keep its mission services going in the face of 2 billion or 3 billion attacks a month.
May 27, 2015 -
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The Federal Headlines is a daily compilation of the stories you hear discussed on Federal News Radio each day. It is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com readers more information about the stories heard on the radio. In today\'s news, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says the latest cyber criminals are no amateurs, thirteen cities will see an increase in federal locality pay starting next year and President Obama urges the Senate to extend provisions of the Patriot Act before they expire in four days.
May 27, 2015
