U.S. Agency for International Development
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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 -
Haley Van Dyck, USAID\'s director of digital strategy and engagement, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the new project.
September 23, 2011 -
Faced with increasingly tighter federal budgets, agency leaders are getting tougher on contract spending. The Office of Management and Budget announced in March that spending on federal contracting had actually declined for the first time in more than a decade. Also, earlier this month, OMB directed agencies to cut spending on service contracts by 15 percent.
July 19, 2011 -
Unless changes are made \"the United States faces new waves of waste in Iraq and Afghanistan\" according to the Commission on Wartime Contracting. USAID, the Departments of Defense and State are singled out in a new commission report for their inadequate planning.
June 03, 2011 -
Will Schmitt, the open innovation advisor in the Office of Science and Technology at USAID, spoke to Federal News Radio about the collaborative effort.
May 03, 2011 -
\"We are not DHS. We are not DoD,\" says Jerry Horton, chief information officer at USAID.
April 14, 2011 -
The elite urban search rescue team from Fairfax County that was assisting in the efforts following the earthquake and tsunami and Japan will be returning to the United States early Sunday morning.
March 19, 2011 -
The Republican Study Committee introduced the Spending Reduction Act that would eliminate USAID and three other small agencies. It also would take spending back to 2006 levels in fiscal 2012. The legislation also would cut or reduce spending in 100 programs such as agency travel budgets and require the collection of unpaid taxes from federal employees.
January 21, 2011 -
Agency\'s policy head discusses the first-ever four-year review of the Department\'s operations, future budgets.
January 05, 2011 -
What does the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review mean for the nation\'s defense, diplomacy and development strategy? Jon Allen and Cheryl Steele, senior associates at Booz Allen Hamilton, joined the Federal Drive this morning to discuss it.
December 20, 2010 -
Gov 2.0 is boosting transparency on domestic government news as well as on projects abroad.
September 24, 2010 -
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Officials with USAID - the U.S. Agency for International Development - recently gathered many of the world\'s leading scientists and development thinkers, along with leaders of key federal science agencies, to help map out a new Science, Technology and Innovation strategy. More than 60 experts from around the world spent two days discussing issues and how technology might provide solutions. One of the specific goals will be bridging the divide between the interests of the public and private sectors. The conference was the first step in helping USAID to identify what agency leaders call \"grand challenges\" and explore how science, technology, and innovation can be used to solve them. USAID officials have now appointed the first science advisor the Agency has had in 19 years as well as established a new dedicated Science and Technology office.
July 21, 2010 -
Small businesses will play an important role in the new procurement reform strategy at USAID. We get details from the Director of the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Mauricio Vera
June 09, 2010 -
USAID\'s Sabrina Segal has created a Wikipedia-like way of sharing information about government ethics.
May 24, 2010