State Department
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Would you take a buyout if the boss offered you one? You might want to decide now because if and when an offer comes, it won\'t be on the table very long, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 25, 2011 -
Kirit Amin, the departing chief information officer at the State Department\'s Bureau of Consular Affairs offers a \"compete and sincere\" apology to foreign service officers, who he derided in an interview this week with Federal News Radio. Amin says it is unfortunate that he shared private feelings in a public forum.
October 07, 2011 -
Daniel Hirsch, state vice president of AFSA, took exception to comments from Kirit Amin, the chief information officer of the State Department\'s Bureau of Consular Affair, about Foreign Service Officers.
October 05, 2011 -
An organization representing Foreign Service members says cuts to the State Department\'s international affairs should come in programs and not people.
October 05, 2011 -
Mike welcomes Susan Johnson of the American Foreign Service Association and Steve Losey and Sean Reilly of the Federal Times. October 5, 2011
October 05, 2011 -
The Morning Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Amy Morris discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air.
October 05, 2011 -
Kirit Amin stepped down suddenly after four years as the CIO of the Bureau of Consular Affairs to take a 120-day reassignment with the State Department CIO. He decried \"cronyism and nepotism\" at the State Department and said the bureau has entered into bad contracts. \"The duplication and waste in government is phenomenal, and I was not going to put up with that crap nor will I put up with contractors who will rip off the government,\" Amin told Federal News Radio.
October 05, 2011 -
The Thanksgiving turkeys delivered to the White House may have a much happier holiday than many federal workers, who could be getting a very big dose of bad news, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
October 05, 2011 -
Nine months since OMB issued its 25-point plan to improve how agencies oversee technology, the tone is changing. Lisa Schlosser, the federal deputy CIO, said the goal is to make sure agencies are using their people, money and other resources as best as possible. Agencies are finding some early success with the IT reforms, especially around acquisition.
September 23, 2011 -
A new GAO report finds gaps in the United States\' collaboration with international partners on terrorism
July 13, 2011 -
The State Department launched Corridor, a social network for its employees to collaborate on projects.
July 12, 2011 -
They say no man is an island, and neither is a federal agency. Richard Boly is director of the office of eDiplomacy at the State Department. He spoke with Federal News Radio from the Excellence in Government Conference.
July 11, 2011 -
USPS cancels bonuses for executives, officers and administrative staff.
July 01, 2011 -
Jess Ford is Director of International Affairs and Trade at GAO.
June 29, 2011 -
Reuters reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is considering a move to the World Bank
June 09, 2011