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President touts billions in contracting savings
A new report released Monday by the Office of Management and Budget claims agencies have identified $19 billion in contractor cost savings, with the government well on the way to meeting the President's mandate to cut contractor costs by $40 billion annually by fiscal 2011.
Tags: management , Office of Management and Budget , President Obama , Max Cacas
Senators proclaim Gordon 'most qualified' to be OFPP administrator
Nominee didn't offer a lot of specifics about his vision or priorities when it comes to acquisition reform or improvements. Gordon did address multiple award contracting and strategic sourcing. Lawmakers express concern that OFPP needs more staff.
Tags: contracting , mngt , Dan Gordon , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , George Voinovich , OMB , OFPP , GAO , Robert Burton , Venable , insourcing , acquisition workforce , multiple award contracts
CPO: from the private sector to the federal government
The Federal government's first "Chief Performance Officer" faces off with a Senate Committee hearing testimony for his nomination. Jeffrey Zients talks about the difference between managing in the private and public sector, the PART legacy from the Bush Administration, and how he views the expected retirement tsunami in the federal government.
Tags: mngt , nominations , transition , Office of Management and Budget , Senator Joe Lieberman , Senator Susan Collins , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Zients: Gov buildings for sale
The administration proposing an independent board that would make recommendations on shedding that property. The White House plans to sell some of it.
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OPM, OMB cap bonuses for feds
The administration has capped the amount federal agencies can spend on performance awards for employees.
Tags: John Berry , OPM , OMB , management , workforce , pay and benefits , pay , policy , Ruben Gomez
Civilian BRAC gains Hill support
The Obama administration Wednesday sent lawmakers a proposed bill that would create an independent commission to dispose of thousands of pieces of federal property that agencies have designated as excess. The administration also posted online a map showing the locations of more than 7,000 of the properties.
Tags: management , Congress , Danny Werfel , Jeff Denham , Tom Carper , OMB , BRAC , budget , excess property , Jared Serbu
OMB to close 137 data centers by end of year
The Office of Management and Budget has released a list of 137 data centers it plans to close by the end of the year.
Tags: data centers , technology , Vivek Kundra , OMB , White House , Julia Ziegler ,
OMB reorganization efforts: what you should know
The White House is detailing how a government reorganization effort will work, and who will run it.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , OMB , Robert Shea , Grant Thornton , management
Labor-management councils putting pieces in place
The national council released a memo Wednesday to help agency managers work with employee unions. The guidance highlights the importance of, and confusion around, pre-decisional discussions. The council expects more progress over the next year from labor-management councils with individual bargaining units.
Tags: management , National Council on Federal Labor Management Relat , Office of Personnel Management , Office of Management and Budget , organized labor , John Berry , FLRA, FCMS , collective bargaining , labor-relation forums , Meg Beasley
How will the pay freeze affect federal managers?
The freeze would cover all of 2011 and 2012, for all civilian Federal employees; uniformed military wouldn't be included.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , Dan Pfeiffer , Barack Obama , pay debate , management
