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Analysis: OMB's Orszag first high-profile member to leave
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: management , OMB , Max Cacas , DorobekInsider
Improper payments getting scrutiny at Federal agencies
The Obama administration is attacking the $100 billion improper payments problem on yet another front.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , management , improper payments , OMB , Do Not Pay List , Barack Obama ,
White House tells agencies to use data analysis to reduce improper payments
President Obama has issued a memo detailing the steps agencies must take to do pre-and post-award audits on who gets federal funds. By the fall, agencies will have to check several databases to ensure the recipient is permitted to get money.
Tags: management , improper payments , OMB , Do Not Pay List , Barack Obama , Jason Miller
Air Force saves cash by changing cell phone rate plans
The Air Force plans to save millions of dollars by changing the rate plans for thousands of its cell phone accounts.
Tags: OMB , Air Force , cell phones , rate plans , DoD , Rachel Stevens
Exclusive: OMB to propose major changes to financial management systems
Draft memo obtained by Federal News Radio calls for stopping new and ongoing modernization and development programs until OMB can review them. OMB also would dole out funding on a quarterly basis for ongoing projects to ensure they are meeting milestones.
Tags: management , technology , OMB , Treasury , GAO , Ira Goldstein , David Lucas , Deloitte , GCE Federal , financial management , shared service providers , Jason Miller
OMB Director Orszag: find 5% to cut
Peter Orszag telling agencies to look for places to cut 5% of discretionary spending.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , OMB , budget cuts , share in savings
OMB to change how agencies implement financial management
WFED's Jason Miller reports.
Tags: management , technology , OMB , Treasury , financial management , Jason Miller , DorobekInsider
OMB must sell Congress on budget cuts
Former OMB officials say having solid data on why certain programs need to be ended or cut is key to making this initiative work. OMB directs agencies to suggest which low performing programs or those outside of the agency's mission to target for termination or reduction by Sept. 13.
Tags: management , OMB , GAO , HHS , Jonathan Breul , Robert Shea , IBM Center for the Business of Government , Grant Thornton , budget cuts , share in savings , PART , improper payments , Jason Miller
Analysis: White House asks agencies to trim budget
WFED's Jason Miller reports.
Tags: management , OMB , budget , FY 2012 , Rahm Emanuel , Jason Miller , DorobekInsider
White House asks agencies to cut spending by 5 percent
U.S. President Barack Obama is asking government agencies to develop plans for five percent reductions in array of domestic programs, the White House said on Tuesday.
Tags: management , budget , Barack Obama , Rahm Emanuel , OMB , White House
