Barack Obama

  • In the federal government, they wield spreadsheets, strive for \"clean audit opinions\", and are the first line of defense in accounting for the spending of taxpayer dollars. \"They\" are the top federal CFOs and financial managers, and yesterday, they met here in Washington to discuss their profession.

    March 24, 2010
  • February 22nd and February 24th A SPECIAL EDITION The Business of Government Magazine

    February 22, 2010
  • February 17th, 2009 Performance is one of the hallmarks of the Obama administration’s IT agenda. Although he’s been on the job for less than six months, Homeland Security Department Chief Information Officer Richard Spires is…

    February 18, 2010
  • The President discusses priorities in his FY2011 budget request, released today.

    February 01, 2010
  • President Obama is expected to sign new regulation today cracking down on tax cheats getting federal contracts. The Government Accountability Office says 1.6 million businesses owe more than $58 billion in unpaid payroll taxes.

    January 20, 2010
  • Last week President Obama specifically addressed the technology at Federal agencies, and how that technology affects the way the agencies get their jobs done. The President said, “Government workers get a bad rap. All too…

    January 19, 2010
  • The Federal government has jumped into action after yesterday\'s earthquake in Haiti. The lead agencies for Federal response are USAID, working through the State Department; and the Defense Department.

    January 13, 2010
  • White House now eyes good ideas from industry. OMB also tells agencies to apply other contest suggestions within their agencies, including electronic pay stubs. President Obama says SAVE award will be an annual contest.

    December 22, 2009
  • Scientific research does more than just save lives. The work also creates jobs. That, at least, is what the Obama Administration is banking on, as the President toured a lab at the National Institutes of Health, and heralded $5 billion dollars in government grants to fight cancer, autism, and heart disease.

    October 01, 2009
  • President Barack Obama, squeezing in an eleventh-hour pitch for his domestic agenda, is promoting his administration’s promises of innovation at a New York community college before weeklong meetings on international priorities. He will point to…

    September 21, 2009
  • The American Jihadist fighting alongside al Shebab militants in Somalia has released another video recording. In this one Abu Mansour Al-Amriki states that President Barack Obama was trying to mislead Muslims and impose \"so-called moderate or American Islam.\" Al-Amriki also stated that the mujahidin would not stop fighting until all foreign troops are pulled out of Muslim lands and until the US stops its support to Israel. The statement is attributed to the Sada Al-Jihad Media Center of the Global Islamic Media Front.

    July 13, 2009
  • President and Mrs. Obama recently drove to Fort McNair here in Southwest DC to help stuff napsacks for military children attending the National Military Family Association\'s Operation Purple summer camps. They packed those 15,000 bags with snacks, books, and even a baseball trading card of presidential pooch \"Bo\". Its is part of the President\'s \"United We Serve\" summer volunteer initiative.

    June 29, 2009
  • June 23rd, 2009 Listen to this week\'s show to hear discussion topics including: Wiki government The Obama administration and web 2.0 The next steps for we 2.0 and the federal government

    June 23, 2009
  • President Obama has made a top-to-bottom review of cybersecurity throughout the government a priority, and is planning on naming a cybersecurity czar. Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is finalizing a plan to stand up a new military cybercommand. But what will these two new jobs really do for protecting the nation\'s cyber infrastructure?

    June 22, 2009