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IT Innovation in the New Era of Government
Tags: technology , Unisys , Francis Rose , cloud , mobility , Jerry Williams , HUD , Brian McGrath , Malcolm Jackson , Peter Gallagher , Census Bureau
Report: Federal whistleblowers don't sense letup in agency retaliation
Federal employees increasingly perceive less agency wrongdoing but that doesn't necessarily mean the threat of retaliation for reporting such misconduct has similarly decreased, according to a new Merit System Protection Board report.
Tags: MSPB , Susan Tsui Grundmann , whistleblower , FDA , OSC , best practices , Jack Moore
EPA, USDA break through small business contracting barriers
The federal government as a whole has consistently missed its goal to award 23 percent of its contract dollars to small businesses. But the government also has examples of agencies bucking that trend. In part two of our special report, The Small Business Dilemma, Federal News Radio speaks with several agencies' about how they're succeeding in the small business contracting arena.
Tags: contracting , acquisition , small business , SBA , Jeanette Brown , Dot Harris , Energy , Joe Ware , USDA , Small Business Dilemma , Jolie Lee , exclusive , best practices
New FOIA portal promotes transparency, eases agency interactions
The Environmental Protection Agency partnered with the Commerce Department and National Archives to launch a new online portal aimed at streamlining the Freedom of Information Act request process for both the public and federal agencies.
Tags: FOIA , FOIAOnline , NARA , Commerce Department , Regulations.gov , Katherine McFate , OMB Watch , open government , transparency , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , information sharing
Small business contracting goal remains elusive
The Obama administration has pushed agencies to increase contracting opportunities with small business, most notably creating a governmentwide task force to share best practices. Yet the federal government on a whole has continued to miss its 23 percent small business contracting goal. Federal News Radio examines this issue as part of our special report, The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years.
Tags: SBA , John Shoraka , OFPP , Joe Jordan , acquisition , contracting , set-asides , Mauricio Vera , USAID , Jeanette Brown , small business , Obama Impact , Jolie Lee
Former EPA Administrator Russell Train dies
Tags: Russell Train , Lisa Jackson
AFGE files unfair labor practice against EPA for firing scientists
A federal union claims the Environmental Protection Agency fired two scientists for trying to organize a union at the EPA's National Exposure Research Lab in Athens, Ga.
Tags: AFGE , workforce , Everett Kelley , Charles Orzehoskie , Federal Labor Relations Authority
EPA cyber breach exposes 8,000 accounts
The Social Security numbers and bank routing numbers of about 8,000 accounts were exposed in a cyber breach of an Environmental Protection Agency database.
Tags: cybersecurity , technology , breach
GAO: Special hiring authority not a free pass
A Government Accountability Office report found the Department of Health and Human Services and the Environmental Protection Agency need to do a better job managing their employees under Title 42.
Tags: GAO , HHS , NIH , CDC , FDA , Frances Collins , hiring , ethics , oversight , Esther Carey
EPA fixes security classification shortcomings
An inspector general report found the Environmental Protection Agency's national security information infrastructure needed improvement in light of a 2009 executive order. The report called for more comprehensive information security guidelines and better regulation of employees' security clearances.
Tags: national security , security clearances , oversight , National Security Information
