Office of Management and Budget
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Eric Hysen joins the Homeland Security Department from the U.S. Digital Services Office.
October 05, 2015 -
Congress and agencies are still looking for answers as they grapple with a 14 percent increase in the governmentwide improper payment rate in 2014.
October 02, 2015 -
A stopgap measure to avert a federal shutdown is set for a vote hours before a fiscal deadline would force the government to start the new year with closed doors.
September 29, 2015 -
Congressman Will Hurd (R-Texas) held a field hearing in San Antonio, Texas last week to better understand how agencies are implementing cloud computing.
September 28, 2015 -
As the deadline to pass a federal budget nears, agencies are starting to send out instructions to employees on what to do in case of a government shutdown.
September 25, 2015 -
Congressional and budget experts say House Speaker John Boehner's decision to resign opens the door for a short-term continuing resolution that could be voted on early next week.
September 25, 2015 -
A new plan that would keep the government open through Dec. 11 is beginning to emerge. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) introduced a clean, short-term continuing resolution that does not include language that would defund Planned Parenthood.
September 24, 2015 -
A group of freshman Republican members are pushing for a short-term, continuing resolution to keep the government open past Sept. 30.
September 24, 2015 -
The Treasury Department is looking for more feedback on USASpending.gov, an online portal that documents agencies' financial information. It's one step Treasury is taking to help agencies implement the DATA Act.
September 24, 2015 -
Pope Francis' visit to Washington will test not only the patience of commuters, but the teleworking system of federal agencies.
September 23, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget is working with federal agencies to "plan for the possibility" of a government shutdown. With less than one week until the end of the fiscal year, agencies and contractors are using lessons learned from the 2013 shutdown to inform their contingency plans.
September 22, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget is using a "cut and reinvest" process to reach its goal of saving money on information technology. But the reinvest portion is still up in the air. David Powner is the director of Information Technology Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies follow their spending and track their savings.
September 22, 2015 -
Rumors of a potential government shutdown are growing louder. Members of industry who have been through it before have some advice on what contractors can do to prepare for a potential shutdown.
September 22, 2015 -
As OMB finalizes new FISMA metrics for 2016, agencies and IGs continue to struggle with a disconnect over risk versus compliance.
September 21, 2015 -
DoT CIO Richard McKinney said he's not buying any new hardware and will not approve IT spending plans unless they get the program off of legacy infrastructure.
September 21, 2015