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White House making plans for government reorg
The administration is identifying Executive branch officials inside and outside of the White House to figure out how best to reorganize government.
Tags: management , Robert Gibbs , White House , John Kamensky , IBM , government reorganization , State of the Union , Jason Miller
State of the Union analysis round-up
Tags: State of the Union , budget , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider
Obama to propose major government reorganization
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.
Tags: management , Paul Ryan , Darrell Issa , White House , State of the Union , federal spending , Deficit Commission , green energy , government reorganization , earmarks , transparency , Jason Miller
16 agencies sign on to help military families
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.
Tags: DoD , management , Michelle Obama , Jill Biden , White House , HHS , VA , Labor , SBA , Commerce , military benefits , Nicole Alcorn , Sue Hoppin , Todd Bowers , Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America , National Military Spouse Network , Jared Serbu , DoD Report , Pentagon , Federal Drive
Obama holding online forums this week
President Barack Obama and the White House will be turning to technology directly after the State of the Union address, taking questions from the public in forums that will run over the course of the week.
Tags: State of the Union , YouTube , Greg Otto
State of the Union to foreshadow more cuts?
Federal employees are already the target of cost-cutting. Tuesday's State of the Union address may offer more ideas of how deep the cutting will go.
Tags: Must Reads , State of the Union , budget , spending , pay freeze , CRS , New York Times , Wall Street Journal , CNN Money , Dorobek Insider
Obama war request cuts DoD budget by 26 percent
Bloomberg News reports that the Obama administration wants to cut the DoD budget through troop reductions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tags: Bloomberg News , DoD Report , Afghanistan and Iraq , budget , troops , Dorobek Insider
White House gets graded on cybersecurity policies
National Security Cyberspace Institute evaluated the Obama administration's cyber initiatives.
Tags: National Security Cyberspace Institute , Cybersecurity Update , technology , White House , DoD , Dorobek Insider
White House gets graded on cybersecurity policies
National Security Cyberspace Institute grades the Obama administration on cyber initiatives.
Tags: National Security Cyberspace Institute , Cybersecurity Update , technology , White House , Dorobek Insider
Obama's regulatory reforms draw mixed reviews
Experts and lawmakers say the proof will be in the OIRA guidance to agencies in how impactful these reforms will be. Agencies must submit plans to OIRA in 120 days about how they will review existing regulations to ensure they are still relevant. Agencies will have to determine a cost-benefit analysis on existing rules.
Tags: management , Cass Sunstein , Darrell Issa , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , White House , OIRA , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ , Gary Bass , Susan Dudley , OMBWatch , George Washington University , regulatory reform , regulatory burden , executive order , Jason Miller
