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Tighe follows Devaney as Recovery Board chair
Kathleen S. Tighe, the inspector general of the Department of education, will succeed Earl Devaney as chairman of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board. She will oversee the board's final 21 months, as Recovery process winds down.
GAO pushes for more oversight of interagency programs
The Government Accountability Office thinks Congress can play a greater role in improving federal agencies' coordination and performance. In a recent report, GAO recommended Congress use new powers under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 in its oversight, authorization and appropriations roles. The law emphasizes program achievements over processes.
NIST partners with Education Dept. on cyber education
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has inked a deal with the Education Department and the National Cybersecurity Education Council to better promote formal cybersecurity education.
Back to school on the base means more science, technology on curriculum
When children go back to school at Defense Department schools — such as those on military bases —, they'll find a new technology-based curriculum.
Buyouts: To Be Or Not To Be?
Thanks to the pay freeze and an increasingly hostile Congress, many federal and postal workers said they'd retire in a heartbeat if Uncle Sam would make them an offer, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey reports. So what are the odds...
Wednesday morning federal headlines - August 10
On today's Federal Drive: A second round of buyouts at the Education Department, the Pentagon begins investigating the helicopter crash in Afghanistan and industry news from Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen and Boeing.
Education sees buyouts as way to modernize workforce
The Department of Education hopes to replace higher-grade employees at 12 offices with less expensive workers. It plans to offer early retirement packages and buyouts for the second time this year.
Exclusive: Agencies detail buyout, hiring freeze plans
In a governmentwide survey, agencies reported that they were not seeking buyouts through OPM or hiring freezes
Ayesha Edwards: Agencies need to embrace social media
Ayesha Edwards is a management and program analyst at the Department of Education.
Financial planning for college - and other costly concerns
Hosts Bob Leins, CPA, and John Elliott, federal benefits strategist, are joined by Steve Lingle, certified financial planner, fellow NITP presenter and retired federal employee. They talk about planning for major financial expenses.
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Graduation rates: Does your school district make the grade?
Several local counties ranked at the top of the class. Montgomery County leads the way with an 86 percent completion rate. Fairfax's 85 percent puts the Virginia county in second place.
Education shares secrets to procurement success
Hugh Hurwitz, Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Senior Procurement Executive at the Education Department, shares what his agency is doing to build its acquisition workforce.
OPM touts transformation of federal hiring
One year after the President called for improvements to how agencies hire workers, OPM Director Berry said KSAs, long job descriptions and the rule of three are mostly a thing of the past. On average, agencies are hiring new employees in 105 days and most job descriptions are five pages or fewer.
Education updates cyber privacy plan
The Education Department is going back to school by updating its student cyber privacy plan.
DHS seeks students for cyber internship
The Department of Homeland Security is on the hunt for cybersecurity summer interns.
Frederick parents take stand for school improvements
A sea of about 100 red-shirted North Frederick Elementary School supporters cheered and clapped to get the attention of county commissioners.
OMB turns up oversight heat with cyberstat
The administration's IT agenda for fiscal 2012 will include new tools to combat cyber threats as well as major overhauls to how agencies manage their systems. Agency CIOs say agility will be important moving forward.
Naval Research takes STEM under the sea
U.S. students are gaining hands-on experience operating a simulated submarine. We get details on how, and why, from Naval Reasearch's Anthony Junior.
Three big budget issues still unsettled in Virginia
Virginia's lawmakers are heading toward the end of their 45-day legislative session with big decisions to make on the three big items that directly affect people's lives: transportation, education and health care
Smithsonian ARTLAB+ promotes digital art education
Ryan Hill, the director of digital learning programs at Hirshhorn Museum, discussed the ARTLAB+ program that combines arts education with technology.
