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GSA leases new space to begin modernization
New building construction to begin in 2011. GSA to move 1,200 employees into temporary space as it makes its new building a model across government.
Tags: management , GSA , Green building
OMB: Agencies should 'accelerate' spending on remaining stimulus funds
The Office of Management and Budget is directing federal agencies to "accelerate" spending on the 15 percent of Recovery Act dollars that remain unused in a bid to boost the economy, according to a memo from OMB Director Jack Lew.
Tags: OMB , management , stimulus , Jack Lew
Is America living up to infrastructure promises?
Janet Kavinoky of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce gave Federal News Radio a preview of its updated transportation infrastructure report. The revamped index will be released next week at a conference keynoted by retired U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm.Thad Allen.
Tags: Chamber of Commerce , janet kavinoky , Thad Allen , infrastructure , In Depth , Francis Rose
GAO examines Recovery Act contract award process
How much of Recovery Act funds have actually been competed for? GAO looked at the issue
Tags: DorobekInsider , GAO , John Needham ,
Analysis: New Deal, no deal?
Tags: ARRA , Amity Shlaes , Bloomberg , Council on Foreign Relations
Column: GSA likes its standing as a leader in green
The agency seeks to improve the government's energy efficiency through internal and external initiatives. GSA is leading the effort to modernize federal buildings as well as provide customer agencies with sustainable products and services. Read an op-ed by Stephen Leeds, the General Services Administration's senior counselor to the administrator.
Tags: green government , Greening of Government: buildings , Stephen Leeds , GSA ,
Rep. Frank Wolf: short answers to big questions
Wolf weighs in on reporting guidelines, the Defense budget, and relations with Cuba.
Tags: newsstand , Frank Wolf , defense budget , Cuba
Justice offers tips for transitioning to the cloud
When the Recovery Act passed, the Justice Department knew it would need to upgrade its IT infrastructure to keep up with the demand that was about to be placed on its systems. “We knew we could not support the transactions that would hit us, so we had to look at a solution,” said Angel Santa, [...]
Tags: Angel Santa , cloud computing , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy , Justice ,
Part 4: SBA's contracting practices under close scrutiny
In part 4 of Federal News Radio's investigative series "Discouraged and Disrespected at SBA," allegations of cronyism and conflict of interest in the acquisition process arise. Over the past year, lawmakers and auditors have raised concerns about the agency's acquisition practices. SBA officials deny the accusations and say they are strengthening their acquisition processes.
Tags: management , contracting , Ethel Matthews , Jonathan Swain , Karen Mills , Olympia Snowe , Nydia Velazquez , Eileen Harrington , Sara Lipscomb , SBA , House Small Business Committee , Senate Small Business Committee , FTC , Bill Shook , Rosemarie Straight , Tom Wimer , KnowledgeBank , McKinsey and Company , conflict of interest , whistleblower retaliation , Discouraged and Disrespected at SBA , Jason Miller
New governmentwide financial systems on tap
OMB controller Danny Werfel said the Treasury Department should be finished testing and analyzing systems in the next six months. The CFO Council highlights priorities for 2011, and among them is the further reduction of improper payments. Werfel said agencies will begin using the software tool first utilized by the Recovery Board to identify potential problems.
Tags: management , Danny Werfel , OMB , GAO , DoD , Treasury , CMS , improper payments , financial management , audit opinion , CFO Council , forensic auditing , Jason Miller
