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Sammies finalists helping to prevent medical errors
Heidi King of the Defense Department and Dr. James Battles at the Agency for Health care Research and Quality, has revolutionized the way the medical personnel behave in hospitals.
Tags: Heidi King , James Battles , DoD , Service to America Medals , Federal Drive
NIH's GWAC adjusts to new procurement rules to cut waste, increase competition
The National Institutes of Health has more than a decade of experience under its belt administering a governmentwide acquisition contract (GWAC).
Tags: Mary Armstead , NIH , contracting , Inside the Worlds Biggest Buyer , acquisition , GWAC , technology , workforce , Federal Drive
When disaster strikes, electronic patient tracking modernizes response
When disaster strikes, one of the biggest challenges facing responders is how to efficiently treat and track those injured. H. Allen Dobbs has made the modernization of the process a priority during his career and is now being recognized for his work.
Tags: H. Allen Dobbs , people , In Depth , Francis Rose , Service to America Medals , National Disaster Medical System
Agency heads finding light at end of fed-bashing tunnel
Some departments are improving personnel practices around recruitment and knowledge management even in the face of pay freezes and criticisms of public servants. DHS created a higher education engagement group to bring in college students. GSA finds quality of applicants still strong. Senior leaders highlight successes during Public Service Recognition Week.
Tags: workforce , management , Public Service Recognition Week , Max Stier , Partnership for Public Service , Janet Napolitano , DHS , Don Hagerling , Ray Lahood , Transportation , Kathleen Sebelius , GSA , Dan Tangherlini , morale , Knowledge management , recruitment , Jason Miller
OPM convenes workgroup to address domestic violence in federal workplace
The Office of Personnel Management will convene an interagency workgroup in the coming weeks to establish governmentwide policies on domestic violence in the federal workplace. Rob Shriver, deputy general council for policy at OPM, has an update on the personnel agency's progress.
Tags: OPM , Rob Shriver , workforce , domestic violence , Federal Drive , Labor , Justice , Barack Obama
Panel: Hiring reform critical as brain drain looms
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discussed the big issues in recruitment, hiring and retention with a panel of federal hiring experts.
Tags: Angela Bailey , OPM , Denise Carter , John Crum , MSPB , Federal Drive , hiring reform , workforce
Half of federal websites working on mobile strategy
The results of a ForeSee poll also show one-third of the 40 federal websites surveyed already have launched mobile initiatives.
Tags: ForeSee Results , e-government , technology , federal websites , SSA , DHS
White House touts success of agency 'challenges'
Increasingly, agencies are using a tool at their disposal. Instead of issuing RFP's, they're issuing challenges. And according to a new report from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, agencies that have jumped on the challenge bandwagon have begun to "reap the rewards of well-designed prizes integrated into a broader innovation strategy."
Tags: Challenge.gov , challenges , OSTP , Air Force Research Laboratory , GSA
Legislative changes needed to make bigger dent in improper payments
OMB controller Danny Werfel said the computer matching provisions in the Privacy Act make it harder for agencies to share information that would make stopping or finding waste, fraud and abuse easier. Senate lawmakers agreed they need to update the law to protect information but reduce the complexities.
Tags: management , financial management , Danny Werfel , Tom Coburn , Tom Carper , OMB , Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Co , GAO , CMS , Recovery audits , improper payments , waste, fraud and abuse , IRS , SSA , Tax delinquent contractors , industry , Jason Miller
HHS levies $1.5 million on Tenn. insurance company for data theft
The Health and Human Service Department has settled for a $1.5 million fine on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, stemming from a 2009 identity theft case.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , In Depth , Francis Rose
