The first inauguration Sen. Chuck Grassley observed was the transition from President Gerald Ford’s administration to President Jimmy Carter’s in 1977. In a previous edition of Tracking the Transition, FNR’s Max Cacas talked with veteran…
What’s it like inside a presidential transition? A veteran of the Office of Management and Budget in previous administrations returned as a Senior Advisor to the Obama-Biden Transition Team. FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas has his story…
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With President-elect Obama now making headway in naming his top cabinet secretaries, part of the transition focus has shifted to Capitol Hill, where Senate committees are planning for confirmation hearings for the top political appointees.…
FederalNewsRadio has been telling you about the buzz around the President-elect Obama’s proposal to create a CTO — a chief technology officer. There is a lot of buzz about who would be the CTO, but…
One of the jobs that the government IT community has been watching carefully is President-elect Obama’s proposal to create a government CTO — a chief technology officer. During the campaign, Obama said that the CTO…
We don’t know yet who will be the Secretary of Homeland Security in the Obama Administration. But we are hearing some names on a short list. HSToday Editor David Silverberg gives us analysis during our…
President-elect Barack Obama offered more details into his transition team. After naming his senior staff Wednesday, Obama named several key players who will work on agency transitions. In a release obtained by FederalNewsRadio, the transition…
All this week on FederalNewsRadio, we’ve been exploring what the election of Barack Obama will mean to the federal government. Today, FederalNewsRadio’s Max Cacas reached out to John Gage, president of the American Federation of…
The GAO is sharing years of information they’ve learned about federal agencies with the next administration. Among the advice they’re giving is a list of the top urgent issues for the next president, management challenges…
FederalNewsRadio is continuing to Track the Transition. One organization that has been watching things carefully is the National Academy of Public Administration. In fact, Jenna Dorn, NAPA’s president and chief executive officer, is part of…
While most of the attention to matters of transition are focused on the White House, the Senate and House are also in the midst of a transition from the 110th to the 111th Congress. Earlier…
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association has its eye on changes pay and benefits over the next four years. But the one thing NARFE wants the new administration to understand is the importance…