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Federal response to Haiti earthquake headed by USAID, Pentagon
The Federal government has jumped into action after yesterday's earthquake in Haiti. The lead agencies for Federal response are USAID, working through the State Department; and the Defense Department.
Tags: management , Haiti , earthquake , State Department , USAID , Defense Department , Cheryl Mills , Douglas Fraser
Diane Feinstein and Tom Vilsack
Tags: Diane Feinstein , GITMO , Tom Vilsack , Agriculture , USDA , Afghanistan
VA to implement SAVE award winner's idea over the next year
White House now eyes good ideas from industry. OMB also tells agencies to apply other contest suggestions within their agencies, including electronic pay stubs. President Obama says SAVE award will be an annual contest.
Tags: mngt , Nancy Fichtner , Peter Orszag , Katie Roberts , VA , White House , OMB , GSA , SAVE Award
The Obamas, SEIU-Pa, the Boy Scouts of America
Tags: Michelle Obama , White House , State Dinner , Queen Victoria , Prince Albert , Boy Jones , party crashers , SEIU , Boy Scouts of America , AFTRA
Small Business Summits, Scams and Profitable Hype
After 15 years as a small business owner, and as the former Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration, I've been to the circus a few times and seen all the strings connected with small business initiatives and the federal government.
Tags: Lurita Doan , White House , Jobs Summit , Small Business Administration , SBA , set aside goals , Goldman Sachs , Nydia Velazquez, , Warren Buffett , Karen Mills
New exec council spearheads jobs for vets program
Earlier this week, President Obama signed an executive order launching a new government-wide effort to hire more of the nation's military veterans for agency jobs. On Thursday, some of the cabinet officials who will lead the initiative gathered at the Labor Department to explain their roles in the new program.
Tags: mngt , P&B , White House , veterans , John Berry , OPM , Labor , Max Cacas
Czars, Czarinas and Czardines—oh my!
Czars were once, perhaps, a great idea. Past czars had enormous clout. Unfortunately those days are long gone.
Tags: czars , Lurita Doan , Senate Judiciary Committee , Gil Kerlikoske , Ken Feinberg , Carol Browner , Van Jones , Kevin Jennings , Mark Lloyd
President Obama, Recovery and the City that Care Forgot
Maybe tax funds should stay in the Crescent City
Tags: Lurita Doan , New Orleans , Hurricane Katrina , Michael Chertoff , Clay Johnson , job creation , small business
CBO Scoring and the Spin Meisters
Understatement of the Month: the CBO's scoring of Healthcare is preliminary.
Tags: Lurita Doan , Congressional Budget Office , CBO , Nancy Pelosi , Harry Reid , Max Baucus , Senate Finance Committee
The White House and Navy Procurement
Tags: White House , George Washington , Navy procurement , Marine One ,
