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OMB to give agencies plan to modernize services
White House hosts meeting with 50 CEOs from private sector companies to discuss how to incorporate best practices to make the government more effective and efficient. Chief performance officer Jeff Zients says the ideas from the meeting will be used to help agencies meet their three-to-eight high priority goals in 2010. The administration's goal is to change the way the government uses technology to serve citizens.
Tags: management , technology , Barack Obama , Jeff Zients , Scott Gould , Bill Lynn , Tony Miller , David Hayes , White House , OMB , VA , DoD , Interior , Education , State , Management agenda , High priority goals
OMB orders governmentwide review of conference spending
Agencies must complete their analysis by Nov. 1 and be prepared to present their findings during the December cabinet meeting with the Vice President. OMB's edict comes after the Justice Department inspector general found excessive spending by the agency. This is not the first time agencies have had trouble controlling conference expenses.
Tags: management , OMB , Joe Biden , DoJ , DHS , inspector general , conference spending , Jason Miller
Unions demand to know debt ceiling impact on feds
A coalition of 21 groups representing five-million federal employees and retirees wrote a letter to OMB and Treasury asking for information about what happens to federal workers if the debt ceiling isn't raised. NTEU is planning a rally in New York to oppose proposed cuts to federal employees pay and benefits.
Tags: debt ceiling , OMB , Treasury Department , Timothy Geithner , federal unions , Federal-Postal Coalition , National Treasury Employees Union , pay and benefits , Jack Lew , Emily Kopp ,
Improper payment oversight improves
Obama administration officials told Congress agencies are taking a more aggressive stance than ever in their efforts to cut improper payments. The White House has set a goal of reducing such payments by $50 billion by next fiscal year.
Tags: Congress , management , OMB , USDA , improper payments , Danny Werfel , Richard Gregg , Calvin Scovel , Treasury Department , Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board , Jared Serbu
Pay Agent rejects new locality pay areas
The President's pay agent said federal employees should not receive locality pay adjustments in 2012, despite recommendations by the Federal Salary Council for an increase.
Tags: Hilda Solis , Labor , OPM , John Berry , OMB , locality pay , pay and benefits , Barack Obama , budget , Congress , General Schedule
OMB sets up real property advisory committee
While Congress works on the law to create a new commission to dispose of excess federal civilian agency property, the Office of Management and Budget is getting a jumpstart on the process.
Tags: management , Tom Carper , Jeff Denham , OMB , GSA , real property , civilian BRAC , Jason Miller
OMB sets new deadline for telework IT plan
OMB issues a memo detailing the minimum requirements agencies should consider when purchasing technology to make teleworking easier.
Tags: pay and benefits , management , technology , contracting , OMB , OPM , telework , Jason Miller
White House delays release of 2013 budget
Tags: budget , budget cuts , OMB , FY 2012
OMB details shutdown procedure
The Office of Management and Budget detailed what agencies should do over the next four days to prepare for and in the event of a government shutdown.
Tags: OMB , shutdown , budget , furlough , Jason Miller , Congress , Jeff Zients
Post-WikiLeaks, agencies to measure feds' happiness
NBC's Michael Isikoff details the OMB memo telling agencies to observe behavioral changes in employees.
Tags: Michael Isikoff , NBC , WikiLeaks , Cybersecurity Update , technology , psychology , happiness , OMB , Dorobek Insider ,
