Interior Department

  • President Obama has said publicly that he is a big fan of performance management, and wants to blend its practice into the day-to-day operation of the Federal Government. But what does that mean for feds who are tasked with actually making the wheels of government turn every day? The Association of Government Accountants convened a conference to discuss performance in government.

    April 29, 2010
  • OPM, GSA, Interior hold fair in Washington to educate employees about being greener. GSA administrator Johnson says it takes a collaborative approach to be more efficient. OPM director Berry calls for more telework to save energy.

    April 23, 2010
  • The plan includes the specific actions DOI will undertake to incorporate the key principles of transparency, collaboration and participation into its core mission. Deputy Assistant Secretary Andrew Jackson from the Office of Technology, Information and Business Services explains.

    April 19, 2010
  • Alan P. Balutis Director and Distinguished Fellow Cisco Business Solutions Group

    April 08, 2010
  • Agencies now have until Aug. 30 to hire a telecommunications provider. GSA and the carriers still are concerned that they will not have enough time to complete the transition by mid-2011. Interagency Management Council trying to increase the urgency of the need for agencies to move to Networx.

    November 19, 2009
  • The Washington, D.C. area is home to one of the largest concentrations of national parks in the country. But do you know what it took to make the National Parks what they are today? A new documentary on America\'s National parks airs all this week on public television.

    September 28, 2009
  • Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.

    September 25, 2009
  • Several \"unexpected power interruptions\" in Washington have sparked a datacenter move to a new server in Denver.

    September 16, 2009
  • Some of the most environmentally degraded communities can be found in Appalachian coal country and the Western Hardrock mining region. Dr. Allan Comp, a program analyst with the Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface…

    June 17, 2009
  • The Forest Service could be moving. The office is now under the Department of Agriculture – but could soon fall under Interior. Robin Nazzaro is Director of Natural Resources and Environmental Issues at the Government…

    February 27, 2009
  • Personnel agency clarifies Inauguration Day policies (GovExec) IG: OMB doesn’t influence DOD in competitive sourcing (FCW) FBI plans large hiring blitz of agents, experts (Reuters) Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny JetBlue, TSA Workers Settle…

    January 06, 2009
  • Richard Beck Director, Office of Planning and Performance December 1st and 3rd, 2008

    December 01, 2008
  • President-elect Barack Obama offered more details into his transition team. After naming his senior staff Wednesday, Obama named several key players who will work on agency transitions. In a release obtained by FederalNewsRadio, the transition…

    November 07, 2008
  • The Department of the Interior isn’t doing as much as it could when it comes to encouraging drilling. That according to the Government Accountability Office, which recently released a report (pdf) on the issue. The…

    November 06, 2008
  • Data relevancy taking over data accessibility

    October 29, 2008