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The Professional Services Council held a conference to provide information about preparing for a government shutdown.
February 24, 2011 -
A panel of experts said contractors should prepare for a potential government shutdown by figuring out how their specific contracts would be affected in such a scenario. Step one, they said, is for vendors to talk with their agency contracting officers.
February 24, 2011 -
Although the White House is confident that a shutdown can be avoided, the government also has a contingency plan in case of a shutdown. These plans have been in place since 1980, says the White House press secretary.
February 22, 2011 -
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace has come under fire due to the possible government overreach and added bureaucracy.
February 16, 2011 -
NASA is trying to find space voyagers that are lost here on earth.
February 10, 2011 -
Officials in the United Kingdom now suggest that a cyberattack from purported White House e-mail accounts actually originated from China.
February 09, 2011 -
A building near the Smithsonian\'s Natural History Museum caught fire Monday morning, emitting a large plume of black smoke.
February 07, 2011 -
Congress must pass another funding measure to keep the government operating past March 4. House Republicans are calling for big cuts to current spending levels. This as President Obama gets set to release his 2012 budget request February 14.
February 04, 2011 -
The chief performance officer will be joined by Lisa Brown, who currently serves as the assistant to the president and staff secretary. The restructuring will begin with trade and exports to give companies better opportunities in the global marketplace.
January 31, 2011 -
The White House agency will help coordinate the process around prize competitions, science and technology education efforts and online access to government data. The America Competes law details several news policy directives for OSTP and other federal scientific agencies.
January 27, 2011 -
The administration is identifying Executive branch officials inside and outside of the White House to figure out how best to reorganize government.
January 26, 2011 -
In the State of the Union, the President said he will submit a proposal to Congress to reduce the overlap among agencies. Obama also called for a five-year freeze in domestic spending, but asked lawmakers to do more with entitlement spending. He also promised to continue to invest in innovation and research and development.
January 26, 2011 -
The Obama administration received mostly B\'s, C\'s and D\'s on its report card.
January 25, 2011 -
Caring for the families of military personnel requires a coordinated approach across the federal government, President Obama said Monday. He said agencies have made 50 separate commitments to coordinate programs designed to assist the loved ones of servicemembers.
January 25, 2011 -
CDW-G\'s Andy Lausch discusses the findings of a report on green government initiative metrics for IT.
January 20, 2011