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DoD works to institutionalize contracting lessons from Iraq, Afghanistan
Pentagon says planning for future contingencies will include contract management from the get-go rather than letting be an afterthought.
Tags: Congress , contingency contracting , GAO , Tom DiNapoli , Alan Estevez , Moshe Schwartz , Craig Crenshaw , Jared Serbu , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive
Agency performance reporting lags under wasteful spending initiative
A report by the Congressional Research Service finds it's not clear whether agencies are meeting performance goals set out a June 2011 executive order to make the federal government more efficient and accountable.
Tags: Tom Coburn , transparency , GAT Board , RAT Board , technology , Campaign to Cut Waste , Barack Obama , Joe Biden
VA comes under fire for telework policy
AFGE has accused the Department of Veterans Affairs of failing to expand telework opportunities despite a new law designed to encourage the practice. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) has demanded an explanation. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration John Sepulveda said managers aren't convinced that telework is good for the agency.
Tags: VA , John Sepulveda , Gerry Connolly , Frank Wolf , telework , Telework Enhancement Act , workforce , management , Emily Kopp
Gaining access to the Congressional Research Service
Tags: management , Center for Democracy and Technology , Ari Schwartz
OPM sets new policy to make 'burrowing' harder
Director Berry says the agency will approve all political conversations to career positions, not just those during an election year. OPM also will approve political appointees who left government in the last five years and want to come back as a career employee.
Tags: management , pay and benefits , John Berry , OPM , GAO , Burrowing in , Political appointee conversions , SES
Clock running for Obama transparency watchers
A good government group grades the Obama Administration on open government.
Tags: Ari Schwartz , Leslie Harris , Center for Democracy and Technology , White House , transparency , transition , open government , Treasury Secretary Geithner , Congressional Research Service , mngt
CRS details cyber questions for Congress
The Congressional Research Service outlined seven areas for lawmakers to consider to get further involved in oversight and control of the government's cybersecurity initiative.
Tags: technology , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , Federation of American Scientists , cybersecurity
CRS opens door for vendor reporting of political spending
A new report found the courts have given presidents wide authority over federal contracting. But CRS finds plenty of examples where executive orders have violated existing law. The CRS study comes as the Senate passes an amendment in the defense authorization bill to prohibit DoD from collecting vendor information on political contributions.
Tags: industry , Susan Collins , Rob Portman , executive order , political contributions , contracting , Jason Miller
CRS issues causes and effects of shutdowns
The Congressional Research Service has taken a look at the "Causes, Processes, and Effects" of shutting down the federal government.
Tags: newsstand , shutdown , budget , furlough , essential , Suzanne Kubota
