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Financial management systems in need of upgrade

Bob Tobias, director of public sector executive education at American University, argues for the upgrade and investment in the federal government's financial management systems and points out the reasons those changes aren't happening.

Tags: Bob Tobias , American University , management , budget , financial management systems , Francis Rose , continuing resolution , technology

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Countdown: Defense finance mess; Feds retiring quicker

This week's three most important Federal news stories, as chosen by Agilex's Bob Otto, and Washington Post "Federal Eye" Ed O'Keefe.

Tags: Francis Rose , Bob Otto , Ed O'Keefe , Federal News Countdown , Shirley Sherrod , USDA , Tom Vilsack , Gulf Coast oil spill , OMB , Ted Kaufman , VA , Vivek Kundra , FDCCI , GAO , DoD , Asif Khan , ERP

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A plan to get financial management off high risk list

Most of the systems the GAO has put on the high-risk list are customized systems that agencies have created from scratch, but a new model is emerging.

Tags: Francis Rose , Industry Chatter , David Lucas , GCE Federal , financial management , OMB , Danny Werfel

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Lynn: DoD cybersecurity strategy evolving

Deputy Defense Secretary says information technology, and the world's reliance on it, has redefined the front lines of national security.

Tags: Francis Rose , Pentagon Solutions , cybersecurity , William Lynn , DoD , Defense , Council on Foreign Relations , Operation Buckshot Yankee

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DHS Security Operations Center: watching the agency's networks

Alma Cole leads the SOC, tasked with cybersecurity for DHS and its component agencies.

Tags: Francis Rose , DHS , cybersecurity , technology , Alma Cole , CBP , SOC , US-CERT

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Countdown: new performance legislation, tapping the Internet

This week's guests: Wyatt Kash of 1105 Media and Jonathan Breul of the IBM Center for the Business of Government.

Tags: Francis Rose , Federal News Countdown , Wyatt Kash , Jonathan Breul

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Industry analyzing DoD reforms, looking for "entry point"

ARINC Vice President of Contracts and Procurement Glenn Baer says industry "is still trying to evaluate [the initiatives] to determine our entry point."

Tags: Francis Rose , Industry Chatter , Glenn Baer , ARINC , DoD , Defense , Robert Gates , Ashton Carter , Pentagon , industry

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Senate skeptics probe DoD officials on JFCOM cuts

The Pentagon's decision to close Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., remains its biggest hot spot in its effort to save $100 billion over the next three years.

Tags: Francis Rose , management , technology , William Lynn , Jim Webb , Robert Gates , Carl Levin , Joseph Lieberman , Ashton Carter , John McCain , Senate Armed Services Committee , DoD , Joint Forces Command , BTA , Teri Takai , efficiency initiatives , Jason Miller , JFCOM

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Hiring cyber pros at DoD: Alexander's plan

DoD will hire 1,000 cybersecurity workers a year across all the services over the next few years to build their cyber force.

Tags: Francis Rose , cybersecurity , technology , Defense , DoD , Keith Alexander , House Armed Services Committee

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Best of In Depth - September 24

This "best-of" show highlights Federal News Countdown with PricewaterhouseCoopers' Kim Peretti and Government Executive's Tom Shoop; also, an interview with John Young, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.

Tags: John Young , Tom Shoop , Government Executive , Kim Peretti , PricewaterhouseCooper , DoD

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