Office of Management and Budget
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Sen. Mikulski and Rep. Sarbanes introduce legislation to change the way agencies outsource jobs and determine what are inherently governmental functions.
May 13, 2011 -
OMB\'s Jeff Zients told Senate lawmakers that his office has held 250 meetings to discuss agency reorganization ideas. Zients also said the lack of funding for e-government programs will slow the advancement of transparency websites.
May 11, 2011 -
President Obama signed an Executive Order that sets sustainability goals for Federal agencies and focuses on making improvements in their environmental, energy and economic performance. We get an update from OMB\'s Cynthia Vallina.
May 06, 2011 -
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said he supports the administration\'s plan to make it easier to get rid of excess property at civilian agencies.
May 06, 2011 -
While Congress works on the law to create a new commission to dispose of excess federal civilian agency property, the Office of Management and Budget is getting a jumpstart on the process.
May 05, 2011 -
The Pentagon will issue new guidance this summer to move the military services away from buying technology in the same way they buy weapons. DoD\'s challenges are similar across the government, according to a new survey of CIOs. TechAmerica finds in their 21st survey of CIOs that technology managers believe acquisition employees need more expertise in buying IT.
May 05, 2011 -
The Obama administration Wednesday sent lawmakers a proposed bill that would create an independent commission to dispose of thousands of pieces of federal property that agencies have designated as excess. The administration also posted online a map showing the locations of more than 7,000 of the properties.
May 04, 2011 -
OMB issues a memo detailing the minimum requirements agencies should consider when purchasing technology to make teleworking easier.
April 29, 2011 -
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra expects GSA to issue a solicitation by May 10 for a $2.5 billion contract for email-as-a-service. It\'s part of how the administration wants agencies to move to cloud computing. Kundra said five of seven short-term IT reforms efforts are on track.
April 28, 2011 -
President Obama issues an Executive Order requiring agencies to focus on technological and process improvements for citizen-facing services. OMB\'s Zients said the government relies too much on the old way to help citizens - phone, in person and on paper.
April 28, 2011 -
The Office of Management and Budget has released a list of 137 data centers it plans to close by the end of the year.
April 27, 2011 -
The Delaware Democratic senator wrote a letter to federal CIO Vivek Kundra asking for more details about which transparency websites will continue and which will go dark. Congress reduced the E-Government Fund by 76 percent in 2011forcing some near-term decisions.
April 22, 2011 -
The White House cybersecurity advisor said many of his office\'s initiatives are in the operational stages and are making a difference. But some in industry and government say there is a vacuum in leadership from his office and OMB. Howard Schmidt says it\'s clear what role his office, OMB and DHS play.
April 22, 2011 -
The chairman of the subcommittee on federal financial management said legislation may be needed to ensure agency accounting procedures are focusing on stopping improper payments. He said progress across the government is good, but more tools are necessary. OMB is testing the Do Not Pay List and plans to launch the full portal in 2012.
April 20, 2011 -
The scorecards provide a benchmark on agencies\' progress to meet the mandate. Each agency will update its sustainability plan based on its scorecard performance, according to a joint statement from the Office of Management and Budget and the White House Council on Environmental Quality.
April 19, 2011