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VA to implement SAVE award winner's idea over the next year
White House now eyes good ideas from industry. OMB also tells agencies to apply other contest suggestions within their agencies, including electronic pay stubs. President Obama says SAVE award will be an annual contest.
Tags: mngt , Barack Obama , Nancy Fichtner , Peter Orszag , Katie Roberts , VA , White House , GSA , SAVE Award
White House puts SAVE Awards cost-cutting ideas to vote
Administration names four finalists for the SAVE Award. Voting continues through Thursday, and the idea which receives the most votes will be presented to President Obama.
Tags: mngt , Peter Orszag , VA , SSA , HUD , Forest Service , SAVE Award , best practices
SAVE awards profile: HUD's Huston Prescott
Huston Prescott from Alaska says streamlining redundant inspections of subsidized housing would save inspectors' time and taxpayers' money. Subsidized housing units all across the country receive funds from many different grant programs.
Tags: mngt , SAVE Awards , Huston Prescott
Sens. Akaka, Voinovich call for new security clearance oversight council
New bill hopes to address remaining challenges to improve the security clearance process. The legislation would require this new council to submit a new strategic plan and technology plan.
Tags: management , Daniel Akaka , George Voinovich , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , GAO , security clearances , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
New DoD CIO still unknown, but role will not change
Deputy DoD CIO Wennergren dispels rumors of modified responsibilities for next appointee. Technology executives see their responsibilities evolve to meet their agency's mission. OMB will issue memo reaffirming the role of the CIO.
Tags: mngt , Techn , Dave Wennergren , Vivek Kundra , DoD , CIO Council , role of the CIO , Web 2.0 , social media , Chief management officer
Almost three quarters of all feds have HSPD-12 cards
More than 3.3 million agency employees now have secure ID cards. The CIO Council also releases new roadmap and implementation guidance for identity and access management. The guidance is intended to bring several governmentwide efforts together under one initiative.
Tags: technology , CIO Council , HSPD-12 , secure identity card , ID management
USDA's major reorg driven by focus on performance, results
Acting CHCO Sanders says human resources will play key role in helping agency transform. HR employees must provide insight similar to a consultant to help meet the agency's needs. USDA also must engage its employees so they feel like they are contributing to meeting the agency's mission.
Tags: mngt , P&B , Donald Sanders , USDA , OPM , HHS , VA , CHCO , Employee engagement , reorganization , Performance and results
Salary Council suggests locality pay increase for 2011
Federal Salary Council submits recommendations to OMB, OPM, Labor and President's Pay Agent to increase the average locality pay by 43 percent. Council says no new locality pay areas are needed.
Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Labor , President's Pay Agent , Federal Salary Council , locality pay
Is GSA reducing the number of e-travel providers?
Agency issued a draft RFP requesting industry comment on its new requirements. GSA says 23 major agencies and 38 smaller ones are using one of three E-Travel vendors.
Tags: contracting , GSA , EDS , Carson Wagonlit , Northrop Grumman , E-Travel , e-government
Agency cybersecurity reporting to get makeover
OMB has launched new tool to automate FISMA reporting. This data will help populate a new cybersecurity dashboard, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says. OMB also wants to collect more specific data around how much and where agencies are spending money on IT security.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , security , Vivek Kundra , John Streufert , Tom Carper , State , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , DHS , NIST , CIO Council , metrics , FISMA , dashboard
