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…
A new president. A new administration. Does that mean new priorities? Deniece Peterson, a principal analyst at INPUT, is writing a report focusing on the technology priorities of the new president, and what that means…
The past eight years have seen a lot of changes for the General Services Administration, not the least of which is the reorganization of its acquisition organization. What should be the Obama administration’s priorities for…