Office of Management and Budget
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Panel discussion guests include Lisa Danzig, director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Management at Housing and Urban Development; Seth Harris, deputy secretary of Labor Department; Robert Shea, principal at Grant Thornton and former associate director for Administration and Government Performance at the Office of Management and Budget.
February 28, 2012 -
After a decade of unsuccessful attempts, including the Justice Department\'s Integrated Wireless Network, the Homeland Security Department wants to leap forward with technology by using commercial 4G networks to connect law enforcement agencies. DHS created a joint program office to lead the effort. The approach is part of OMB\'s shared services initiative for agencies to work together on big programs.
February 27, 2012 -
A new report shows agencies already cut the use of management-support contracts by 7 percent in 2011. OMB details four focus areas to continue to reduce spending on contracts for 2012.
February 24, 2012 -
Van Dyck comes to the E-Government and IT office to work as a policy analyst after working at the FCC and most recently USAID.
February 21, 2012 -
Just days after President Barack Obama officially asked Congress for the authority to consolidate federal agencies, the administration has announced interim steps it will take to promote business and trade. They include the launch of a website focused on making it easier for businesses — particularly small ones — to work with the government.
February 20, 2012 -
President Barack Obama has officially asked lawmakers for the authority to consolidate and reorganize federal agencies as part of a first-step in merging several agencies related to business and trade. If Congress approves the legislation, Obama has said his first step would be to merge several business- and trade-related agencies into a single Cabinet-level department.
February 16, 2012 -
Danny Werfel, controller at the Office of Management and Budget, spoke to The Federal Drive with Tom Temin from the Association of Government Accountants National Leadership conference, where he\'ll deliver a report on federal finance.
February 16, 2012 -
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel said he will send SWAT teams to fix problematic technology projects. OMB also will ramp up monthly TechStat sessions. The governmentwide IT budget request drops almost $600 million.
February 14, 2012 -
The 2013 budget request reduces half of the agency\'s discretionary spending. All agencies could face deeper cuts if Congress and the administration don\'t agree on a plan for deficit reduction in the next 11 months.
February 14, 2012 -
The President\'s fiscal 2013 budget requests calls on agencies to \"redouble\" efforts to cut wasteful spending through government reorganization and cuts to improper payments.
February 13, 2012 -
Steve Bell, senior director of the Bipartisan Policy Center\'s Economic Policy Project, says while the President\'s proposed budget includes some interesting details for feds, none of them are likely to become law.
February 13, 2012 -
If the requested budgets of several agencies are any indication, federal agencies are expecting less funds in anticipation of the President\'s fiscal 2013 budget request, to be released Monday.
February 10, 2012 -
The General Service\'s Administration\'s Office of Governmentwide Policy is developing a new tool to make information sharing more efficient. Kathleen Turco, OGP\'s associate administrator, said the project is about half way to completion.
February 09, 2012 -
The Treasury Department and Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board are preparing to expand the use of new software and analytical applications this year. OMB Controller Danny Werfel said agency progress is coming along, but needs help from Congress to make it easier to share information among agencies.
February 08, 2012 -
George Washington University Law School professor Steve Schooner joins host Roger Waldron to talk about the top procurement issues. February 7, 2012(Encore presentation February 14, 2012)
February 07, 2012