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Man caught driving AU prof's car a suspect in murder
The man caught driving the car of a killed American University professor is now being investigated for her murder, Montgomery County police say.
Tags: Montgomery County Police , Massachusetts Avenue , body found , Kate Ryan , Bethesda , Glen Echo , American University murder
Financial management systems in need of upgrade
Bob Tobias, director of public sector executive education at American University, argues for the upgrade and investment in the federal government's financial management systems and points out the reasons those changes aren't happening.
Tags: Bob Tobias , management , budget , financial management systems , Francis Rose , In Depth , continuing resolution , technology
You are such a wonk. Yes, thank you
American University seeks to become the home of the "American Wonk."
Tags: wonk , American Wonk
How to make federal management more effective
Getting good results from your team is becoming more important with the administration's emphasis on results.
Tags: In Depth , management , best practices , telework , Robert Tobias ,
OIRA head Cass Sunstein is rethinking the mindset of regulation
Many federal government watchers think the former Harvard Law Professor has turned OIRA into a 'living laboratory' for writing government regulations based on behavioral economics.
Tags: management , Cass Sunstein , OIRA , OMB , Peter Orszag , DOT , Ray Lahood , American University's Washington College of Law , President Obama , Max Cacas ,
Exec. order breaks new ground in declassification
Late last month, President Obama signed an Executive Order making significant changes in the way that classified documents are handled. In addition to extending classification for documents dating back to the Vietnam War era, the order also calls for important new guidelines for how to share the information contained in classified documents. Recently, two of the authors of that Executive Order talked about their work before a transparency conference at the American University.
Tags: newsstand , declassification , Executive Order 13526 , National Declassification Center , National Archives , Bill Leary , National Security Council , Gina Genton , ODNI , Washington College of Law , Collaboration on Government Secrecy , Max Cacas
FOIA: Room to improve?
Tweaking the Freedom of Information Act
Tags: mngt , Linda Koontz , Mitre Corporation , GAO , Washington College of Law , FOIA , Collaboration on Government Secrecy
