State Department
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At the Excellence of Government Conference, the State Department\'s Richard Boly, director of the Office of e-Diplomacy, talks about ways to improve communication and transparency without adding cost or red-tape.
July 19, 2010 -
If outsourcing is the answer, what should be the question? We hear from Commissioner Grant Green of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
July 15, 2010 -
State Department believes an alleged whistle-blower obtained secret diplomatic data.
July 14, 2010 -
As the U.S. military pulls troops and equipment out of Iraq, the State Department will have to rely increasingly on contractors.
July 13, 2010 -
Get the details on what they can and can\'t do.
July 13, 2010 -
A new State department partnership will reach out to Muslim communities with education, employment, skills training and economic development aid
July 09, 2010 -
Fourteen years ago, Congress passed the landmark Clinger-Cohen Act, creating the job of chief information officer in federal agencies. How has the job changed over the years, and what do today\'s CIOs think of their role?
July 01, 2010 -
The awards are designed to encourage Foreign Service officers to speak out.
June 25, 2010 -
The agency, which began their eDiplomacy taskforce in 2002, wants to be able to connect their diplomats around the world. And they\'re using the power of the Internet to do it.
June 24, 2010 -
This week, host John Gilroy talks to Richard Boly, the force behind the State Department\'s Diplopedia. June 22, 2010
June 21, 2010 -
The Senate has rejected an attempt to freeze federal pay and the size of the government workforce. Also included in the defeated proposal was funding for a planned State Department security training facility.
June 18, 2010 -
In spite of the billions of dollars the U.S. government has provided Iraq to train it\'s military forces, there is evidence still of deep concern about whether they can do it. The State Department is reportedly putting together a diplomatic protection force to take the place of the U.S. military once they leave the country next year. Department officials are asking the Pentagon to provide heavy military gear, including Black Hawk helicopters, and say they will also need substantial support from private contractors.
June 16, 2010 -
Earth Day Network and the U.S. Department of State have developed the D.C. Forum for Greening Embassies so that foreign missions can exchange ideas on environmental issues and operational practices. Details from State Department\'s director of management policy, right sizing and innovation, Marguerite Coffey.
June 11, 2010 -
Diplomats need to work with the under-30 age group that is using Internet-based communication technology, State\'s Jared Cohen says.
June 08, 2010 -
This week, Federal Security Spotlight talks with John Streufert of the State Department. June 10, 2010
June 08, 2010