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Budget constraints challenge State's continued presence in Middle East
The fiscal 2013 budget leaves uncertainty about U.S. operations in Iraq, as the mission shifts from the Defense Department to the State Department.
Tags: Stephanie Sanok , Center for Strategic and International Studies , DoD , Iraq , Afghanistan , diplomacy , budget , Federal Drive
New book highlights collaboration in government to fight terrorism
Today's guests are authors of the book US Government Counterterrorism: A Guide to Who Does What
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Edward Marks
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Michael Kraft
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In Depth
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counterterrorism
State, DoD establish personnel exchange program
Andrew Shapiro, the assistant Secretary of State for political and military affairs, explained the significance of the MOU.
Tags: Andrew Shapiro , DoD , workforce , collaboration , Federal Drive , Hillary Clinton , Leon Panetta
Counterterrorism bureau plays greater role in homeland security
The counterterrorism office in the State Department has been upgraded to a full-fledged. It's part of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's goal of greater smart power capability.
Tags: Daniel Benjamin , counterterrorism , DHS , CIA , Federal Drive
DoD, State agree to share more personnel
The Defense and State Departments have agreed on a new personnel-sharing agreement that State officials called the most "significant formal exchange of personnel" in the history of both departments. The new Memorandum of Understanding on the Non-Reimbursable Exchange of Personnel expands personnel-sharing between the two departments, which was capped at 50 positions. The MOU increases the number of DoD personnel working at State to 98.
Tags: DoD , workforce , personnel exchange
Report: Citizen satisfaction with federal services slightly up in 2011
Satisfaction went up 2.3 percent in 2011, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index released today by Foresee. The bump comes after a decrease of 4.8 percent between 2009 and 2010.
Tags: Forrest Morgesson , ForeSee , ASCI , management , customer service , IRS , TSA , DHS , Treasury , DoD , Federal Drive
State aims to cut power waste on all agency computers
Gerry Caron, with the State Department's Information Resource Management Bureau, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the department's goal of cutting power waste on its computers.
Tags: technology , Gerry Caron , power waste , sustainability , green government , In Depth , Francis Rose
Does State's new leasing move hit GSA's workspace targets?
Elaine Clancy, director of leasing at the General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the federal government's leasing landscape.
Tags: GSA , Elaine Clancy , In Depth , Francis Rose , Public Buildings Service , federal leases
21st Century Statecraft add-on to traditional diplomacy
Social media has fundamentally changed the way people communicate — and that includes how the State Department communicates with foreign countries. Dubbed 21st Century Statecraft, the use of digital tools is a way for State to engage with other countries' government, listen to foreign citizens and promote national interests abroad.
Tags: Victoria Esser , technology , social media , diplomacy , 21st century statecraft , Federal Drive , Jolie Lee
Opportunities in federal construction despite cuts to building funds
Marco Giamberardino, senior director of the Associated General Contractors of America's federal and heavy construction division, outlines the winners and losers of the FY2012 budget for federal construction.
Tags: Associated General Contractors of America , GSA , federal building , LEED , green government , budget , NOAA , Federal Drive , Marco Giamberardino
