Sylvia Burwell

Holiday photos with HHS Secretary Burwell

Secretary Sylvia Burwell poses for 381 photos with staff members and their families at the annual HHS Holiday Open House.

People

HHS sojourns in Cuba

Tom Temin Commentary

HHS CTO Sivak to leave government

Technology

CMS head Tavenner announces resignation

Management

Senator wants next OMB director to be familiar with federal workforce

Congress

Tom Shoop, Editor in Chief, Government Executive Magazine

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Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: OMB not a farm team, Strategic sourcing on steroids

Management

Treasury figuring out how the shared services pieces fit into governmentwide puzzle

Technology

Issa threatens subpoena over real property data

Congress

2013 SAVE Award finalists focus on electronic, online practices

Management

Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: OMB adds clarity to new cyber policy; Cyber risks during shutdown overstated; OASIS delayed indefinitely

Congress

Coburn asks for details on year-end spending spree

OMB Director Sylvia Burwell received a letter from Sen. Tom Coburn earlier this month asking for the facts and figures on how agencies are spending acquisition…

Budget

OMB gives agencies more control over financial management systems

The White House updates Circular A-123 to include a new appendix to address federal financial management systems. OMB expects the new regulations to let…

Management

Analysis: Cobert must avoid second term pitfalls

Management

Experts say Beth Cobert must take the Goldilocks approach to developing management priorities for the next three years. President Barack Obama nominated Cobert to be OMB’s deputy director for management Wednesday. Performance management observers say she needs to bring energy and new ways of looking at old problems.