Keeping up with the latest in ID management

Carey Miller is the director of technology risk at Deloitte. She joins In Depth with updates your agency should know about in ID management

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Industry Chatter: Diane Cochran on hiring best practices

Diane Cochran is Chief Operating Officer, government services division for Kelly, Anderson & Associates. She joins Francis Rose on In Depth for this week's Industry Chatter segment

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DoD struggles to manage space program

The Government Accountability Office examined the key systems DoD is using to provide space situational awareness. Federal News Radio spoke with Christina Chaplain, GAO's director of acquisition and sourcing management issues.

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Outages continue, closing some federal offices

PEPCO's underground power network has failed again. Power was restored briefly last night. Then failed. Affected agencies will each make their own call on whether to open to this morning.

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IT is DHS's next challenge for better intel sharing

Homeland Security officials told Congress Wednesday they have made major strides in sharing intelligence information as a matter of policy and practice. DHS also is exploring the possibility of a departmentwide intelligence doctrine. Non-interoperable IT systems, however, remain a major obstacle.

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Open Government Implementation Model

May 30th and June 1st

A Conversation on "An Open Government Implementation Model: Moving to Increased Public Engagement"

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Schlosser moving to OMB's E-Gov office

Schlosser comes to OMB from EPA where she will take over for Mike Howell, who left in November. Schlosser also served as CIO of HUD and worked on cybersecurity at Transportation.

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ATF, FERC, GSA offices closed due to power outage

About 3,400 customers in the Washington region are without power amid a heat wave. Among them, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and ATF, prompting them to close for the day. Employees are encouraged to telework as possible.

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Obama selects businessman Bryson for Commerce post

Seeking to boost exports and accelerate the growth of the U.S. alternative energy industry, President Barack Obama is bringing in business executive and environmentalist John Bryson to lead the Commerce Department.

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Why Obama appointees got low marks from senior execs

Gov Exec's Tom Shoop offers analysis on why many senior executives are giving low or failing reviews of political appointees.

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Obama to name Bryson as Commerce head

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Where's the (telework) money?

Remember the idea of a stipend to help pay for the technology you REALLY want?

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Military plays rare game of musical chairs

President Barack Obama announced Monday his intention to nominate Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the next Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman. Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Rudy DeLeon talks with Federal News Radio.

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How to implement new health, safety standards

Here to tell us what this means for your agency is Amy Sinden a Law Professor at Temple University's Beasley School of Law.

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How DoD develops joint requirements

John Pendleton is Director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO.

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Commerce, Labor could merge to form new agency

Sen. Richard Burr (R.-N.C.) introduced legislation forming the Commerce and Workforce Department using recommendations of GAO and the deficit commission. Thirty-five offices would be consolidated into 12 and funding of seven programs or initiatives would be reduced or eliminated.

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CIOs cite struggles with agile development

Agency chief information officers say the road to more agile acquisition and development of information technology has some speed bumps, including misaligned budgetary and acquisition cycles, and industry partners who are just as accustomed to the old way of doing things as the government is.

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USPS set to release Specific RIFs

The Postal Service's redesign continues, and employees may receive Specific RIF notices tomorrow.

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SlideShare is like YouTube for PowerPoint

As agencies continue to work toward being more 'open and transparent,' feds are always looking for better ways to communicate. We learn about a new option called SlideShare from the NNSA's Damien LaVera.

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Report finds best practices for MD&A

What's the best way for you to communicate your agency's mission, efforts, accomplishments, and challenges? A new report can help. We get details from the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board's Wendy Payne.

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