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Pitfalls ahead for potential OMB successors?

Robert Shea, a principal at Grant Thornton and former associate director for administration and government performance at OMB, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the leadership changes at OMB as they unfold so close to budget time.

Tags: OMB , Jack Lew , Jeffrey Zients , Heather Higginbottom , budget , Congress , people , Robert Shea , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore

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EXCLUSIVE: OMB has one-year focus with IT budget guidance

Agencies must report data center consolidation savings this week to OMB in preparation for 2013 budget request. The administration keeps the IT passback guidance short with a focus only on a few priorities over the next year.

Tags: technology , OMB , IT passback , cloud computing , data center consolidation , e-government , line of business , performance management , Robert Shea , shared services , Jason Miller

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EXCLUSIVE: IT budget guidance muddies OMB's shared-service plans

Federal News Radio obtained copies of the IT budget passback guidance and a more specific draft shared-services strategy. Both documents show OMB has a detailed plan for shared services despite asking for industry and agency input. Former federal officials say the shared-services strategy is part of waking up the dormant line of business and e-government initiatives.

Tags: budget , management , OMB , IT passback , performance management , shared services , Steven VanRoekel , Dave McClure , GSA , Robert Shea ,

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Leadership from the top, well-trained workforce are key to DoD audits, experts say

The Pentagon faces an uphill climb in getting ready for an audit of its consolidated financial statements by 2017, outside experts said Thursday. Nonetheless, the goal is achievable if the push is sustained by future secretaries of Defense.

Tags: DoD , management , financial management , DISA , DFAS , Army Corps of Engineers , DCAA , JoAnn Boutelle , Mark Keeley , Tracy Porter , Deloitte , PricewaterhouseCoopers , audit readiness , Jared Serbu

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CFOs preparing for budget burdens

Thad Juszczak is director in Grant Thornton's Global Public Sector practice.

Tags: Thad Juszczak , budget , management , CFO , In Depth

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Acquisition workforce is in need of leadership, training

Survey finds few areas have improved since 2006

Tags: contracting , OFPP , DoD , Professional Services Council , Alan Chvotkin , Diane Denholm , Performance based contracting , acquisition workforce , oversight , JM

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Analysis: OMB shuts doors at Financial Systems Integration Office

The Daily Debrief gets analysis as to what effect OMB's decision will have.

Tags: management , OMB , FISO , Lisa Fiely ,

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What your fellow CIOs in government are thinking - and doing

Tags: technology , management , best practices , CIO survey , OMB , TechAmerica , Federal CIO Survey , cybersecurity , open government , Web 2.0

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CIOs struggle to balance security, openness

A new survey by TechAmerica and Grant Thornton shows federal chief information officers say cybersecurity remains their top priority. CIOs also say IT infrastructure, workforce and management also are high on the list.

Tags: technology , OMB , TechAmerica , Federal CIO Survey , cybersecurity , open government , Web 2.0

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OMB to dash(board) to better management

Chief performance officer Zients says agencies need to figure out and follow the best metrics to improve performance. Federal Performance Portal will be a one-stop shop for all agency measures that are being tracked through online dashboards.

Tags: management , technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , Labor , Interior , Air Force , VA , Jonathan Breul , Robert Shea , IBM , SAVE Award , 2011 budget , performance management , dashboards

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