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Virtual tools near actual federal use
Let's face it, meetings are a necessary evil for the federal workforce. But what if you could use a collaboration tool that lets you participate digitally? The next generation of virtual collaboration tools are almost the next best thing to being there.
Tags: technology , virtual worlds , Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds , National Defense University , iCollege , NOAA , Erick Hackathorn , Second Life , Max Cacas
OFPP: Hiring needed ahead of 'tsunami of buying'
Agency leaders say a commitment hiring and training contract oversight personnel is an important step towards balancing the federal budget and increasing efficiency. They highlight several creative cost-cutting measures being undertaken government-wide.
Tags: DoD , OMB , contracting , Dan Gordon , Shay Assad , Robert Gates , Senate , Defense , management , Rachel Stevens
Gitmo inmate released
A Yemeni man held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay for eight years has been sent home after a judge concluded he had no connection to al Qaeda and ordered his release, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Reuters reports, Mohammed Odaini is the first Yemeni sent home since U.S. President Barack Obama halted repatriations after allegations that a Yemeni al Qaeda affiliate was behind a failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airplane on Christmas Day.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , military , Mohammed Odaini , Guantanamo Bay , Yemeni , Al Qaeda , J.J. Green
What OMB nominee Lew faces during confirmation
Jacob Lew, the last White House budget director to oversee a budget surplus, will be nominated to return to his old post as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), President Obama announced Tuesday. The Hill's Walter Alarkon joins us with details.
Tags: Jacob Lew , OMB , Walter Alarkon , Peter Orszag , Donald Berwick , Senate , Republicans , Rachel Stevens
Cybersecurity bill clears Senate hurdle
Sometime in the next few weeks, the Senate is expected to take up a bill designed to strengthen the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the legislation Thursday by voice vote.
Tags: Congress , technology , cybersecurity , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , John Pistole , TSA , Federal Managers Association , Tom Coburn , Carl Levin , Howard Schmidt , Max Cacas
Leading the Way: Federal Green Initiatives
On October 5, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order (EO) 13514- Federal Leadership in Environment, Energy, and Economic Performance- aimed at making ambitious and broad improvements in the overall sustainability of the federal government. The order requires all federal agencies to inventory their greenhouse gas emissions, set emissions reduction targets, and develop strategies and action plans for meeting a wide range of sustainability goals encompassing water and energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The EO puts the federal agencies in the position of being trail blazers. This ambitious goal presents great opportunities for green transformation and its own set of unique challenges. Noblis is pleased to announce a panel discussion on "Leading the Way: Federal Green Initiatives," where key public sector stakeholders will discuss the strategies they are pursuing, the challenges they are facing and expect to encounter, and steps they are taking to ensure the success of their sustainability initiatives.
Tags: technology , Noblis , Nolbis Insights Panel , green , greenhouse gas , Stephen R. Leeds , GSA , Mary Catherine Pleffner , DoC , DOI , Dr. Thomas Armstrong , Dr. David L. Evans , Marguerite Coffey , Beverly Kirk , Bevkirk International , Michelle Moore
Confidence waning in Obama, U.S. outlook
Americans are more pessimistic about the state of the country and less confident in President Barack Obama's leadership than at any point since Mr. Obama entered the White House.
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OMB Watch says Orszag 'made budget cool'
Now that he's officially announced his plans to leave by the end of summer, what will be the legacy of OMB Director Peter Orszag as the President's chief budget guru? One man who has watched the career of Orszag for many years says along with high profile subjects like health care reform and the economic stimulus, the OMB chief also changed the way government works in other, less public ways.
Tags: management , OMB , Peter Orszag , OMB Watch , Gary Bass , White House , Robert Gibbs , Edolphus Towns , Joseph Lieberman , Max Cacas
Improper payments getting scrutiny at Federal agencies
The Obama administration is attacking the $100 billion improper payments problem on yet another front.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , improper payments , OMB , Do Not Pay List , Peter Orszag
White House tells agencies to use data analysis to reduce improper payments
President Obama has issued a memo detailing the steps agencies must take to do pre-and post-award audits on who gets federal funds. By the fall, agencies will have to check several databases to ensure the recipient is permitted to get money.
Tags: management , improper payments , OMB , Do Not Pay List , Peter Orszag , Jason Miller
