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IG: EPA lacks procedures to find right staffing levels
A newly-released EPA Inspector General's audit found that the agency lacks the internal controls it needs to make sure its workforce is aligned with its missions.
Tags: management , best practices , OMB , inspector general , Jared Serbu
2010 and Beyond: Opportunity in the age of austerity
Former EPA CIO Molly O'Neill highlights the top IT stories of this year in the DorobekINSIDER series, '2010 and Beyond.'
Tags: Molly O'Neill , IT , technology , data center consolidation , cloud computing , 2010 and Beyond , CGI Federal , Dorobek Insider , age of austerity , budget , management , innovation , WikiLeaks
Agreement signed to clean up Ft. Detrick
A Federal Facilities Agreement has been signed to clean up the contamination at Ft. Detrick.
Tags: DoD , Fort Detrick , Superfund , Benjamin Cardin , Jolie Lee
On the road to clean energy
On May 12, 2010, the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition unveiled its four-point "Policy Roadmap for Clean Energy". We ask co-chair Christine Todd Whitman what progress she's seen since then.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , clean energy , Christine Todd Whitman , Clean and Safe Energy Coalition
Federal workgroup to meet on bed bug problem
The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
Tags: Federal Bed Bug Workgroup , CDC , USDA , Agriculture , DoD , HHS , public health , Bed Bugs , Jolie Lee
Federal workgroup forms to take a bite out of bedbugs
Federal offices face a public health scourge spreading across the nation: bedbugs. Five agencies have joined forces to form the Federal Bed Bug Workgroup, which works to educate on and control the spread of bed bugs. The EPA's director of Office of Pesticide Programs tells us about findings of the first National Bed Bug Summit.
Tags: Federal Drive , management , Bed Bugs , CDC , USDA , DoD , HHS , Lois Rossi , bedbugs , Vyomika Jairam
DOE and EPA get mileage out of fuel guide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) released the 2011 Fuel Economy Guide, providing consumers with information about estimated mileage and fuel costs for model year 2011 vehicles. EPA's Karl Simon joins us with details.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , DoE , fuel economy
Communications lessons learned from Gulf oil spill
The Gulf Coast oil spill is prompting many agencies to take a second -- and often a third -- look at how they handle communications in a crisis.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , technology , Gulf oil spill , Coast Guard , James Cash , NOAA , Michele Jacobi , Jeffrey Levy
DorobekINSIDER moderates AFFIRM meeting on Gulf Coast spill response
The DorobekINSIDER moderates AFFIRM meeting on Gulf Coast spill response.
Tags: AFFIRM , Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , oil spill , Coast Guard , NOAA , best practices , management
OFPP looks for better green purchasing data
A new survey on how well agencies contract for sustainable products and services is under development. GSA and OFPP also are taking other steps to promote green purchasing including training courses and changes to acquisition regulations.
Tags: contracting , Cyndi Vallani , Dana Arnold , OFPP , GSA , GreenGov Symposium , green purchasing , biobased products , Energy Star , EPEAT , green government , Jason Miller
