Office of Management and Budget
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Agencies have tons of data but don\'t always use it wisely. A new report examines how a few agencies are analyzing statistics to reach their goals. The Partnership for Public Service and IBM suggest in their report agencies try the 2002 Oakland A\'s approach to using statistics to build a winning team.
December 01, 2011 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Jacob Lew has approved the cloud security memo and guidance, known as FedRAMP, pushing it to the brink of public release, Federal News Radio has learned. Multiple sources confirmed Lew approved the documents before Thanksgiving and OMB could issue the memo and guidance as early as next week.
November 29, 2011 -
Join thought leaders from Department of Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office, National Institute of Standards and Technology and Noblis as they discuss future Science and Technology innovation for first responders. This Noblis Insights Panel is titled \"Can Innovation Survive Budget Cuts?\" In today\'s budget-constrained environment, how can government agencies do more with fewer resources?
November 28, 2011 -
The Association of Government Accountants recently released recommendations on how federal agencies can cut improper payments as a way to cut costs.
November 28, 2011 -
John Kamensky is a senior fellow and associate partner at the IBM Center for the Business of Government.
November 23, 2011 -
A new report details how seven technology projects worth $5 billion found success. Auditors found program manager and user engagement is the one every initiative had in common.
November 22, 2011 -
For the first time in 20 years, audits reviewed and gave an opinion for every civilian agency. Only DoD doesn\'t have a qualified or clean audit opinion.
November 21, 2011 -
Agencies have four months to develop diversity and inclusion plans under a broad, brief governmentwide strategy released Thursday. Proponents say, by making the President\'s Management Council responsible for progress, the strategy will succeed where past measures have failed.
November 21, 2011 -
John Hutton is Director of Acquisition and Sourcing Management Issues at the Government Accountability Office
November 18, 2011 -
Matthew Ritsko earned more than 19,000 votes for his idea to create a lending library of tools bought by the space agency for developing and building flight projects.
November 18, 2011 -
OMB details the 12 product service codes and specific steps agencies must take over the next year to cut 15 percent of their management service contracts next year. Agencies spent $44 billion on these contracts in 2011.
November 17, 2011 -
The White House says federal agencies stopped nearly $18 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2011. Danny Werfel, controller at OMB, explained how agencies did it.
November 16, 2011 -
Statement of Administration Policy and letter to Senate recommends keeping the E-Government Fund separate from the Federal Citizen Services Fund. The Sunlight Foundation and OMBWatch also want lawmakers to fully fund the E-Government Fund.
November 16, 2011 -
Congress crafted a partial measure to fund some agencies through fiscal year 2012 and extend a continuing resolution for others. Erik Wasson of The Hill acknowledges that the current budget process has been the most complicated he\'s seen.
November 16, 2011 -
A new report finds agency data is dubious and lacks reliability. OFPP disagrees with GAO\'s findings.
November 15, 2011