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POLL: What's the state of the federal government?

In light of the State of the Union Address, Federal News Radio asks feds what they think is the state of the federal government.

Tags: Barack Obama , poll , Dorobek Insider

Tuesday - 07/19/2011, 01:15am EDT

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Can government reorg produce real efficiency?

American University scholar in residence Beryl Radin outlines the challenges of reorganization government, called for by President Obama in his State of the Union address.

Tags: Beryl Radin , American University , management , best practices , Barack Obama , reorganization , Dorobek Insider , budget , efficiency

Tuesday - 02/15/2011, 04:40pm EST

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White House names Zients to lead reorg effort

The chief performance officer will be joined by Lisa Brown, who currently serves as the assistant to the president and staff secretary. The restructuring will begin with trade and exports to give companies better opportunities in the global marketplace.

Tags: management , Jeff Zients , Lisa Brown , OMB , White House , government reorganization , Jason Miller

Monday - 01/31/2011, 07:24am EST

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Analysis: Gov reorg requires collaboration with contractors

Professional Services Council's Stan Soloway explains how a government reorganization - called for in the State of the Union - could affect the federal contracting community.

Tags: Professional Services Council , Stan Soloway , contracting , Barack Obama , Dorobek Insider

Thursday - 01/27/2011, 05:14pm EST

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Something fishy in the State of the Union

Tags: salmon , government reorganization , Barack Obama , Dorobek Insider , Must Reads

Thursday - 01/27/2011, 03:01pm EST

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OSTP's role expanding under new law

The White House agency will help coordinate the process around prize competitions, science and technology education efforts and online access to government data. The America Competes law details several news policy directives for OSTP and other federal scientific agencies.

Tags: technology , management , Tom Kalil , Barack Obama , Office of Science and Technology Policy , White House , NSF , NIST , NIH , America Competes Act , competitions , transparency , Jason Miller

Thursday - 01/27/2011, 01:53pm EST

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Unions to try to turn tide of negativity against feds

Federal employee unions are preparing themselves for what could be a legislative battle over federal spending and job cuts. AFGE will lead a nationwide effort to change the conversation about the financial and social impact of federal employees. AFGE's president says verbal attacks against feds are the worst he's ever seen and he is disappointed that lawmakers aren't doing more to stop them.

Tags: President Obama , AFGE , NTEU , John Gage , Colleen Kelley , Meg Beasley , pay and benefits

Wednesday - 01/26/2011, 07:37pm EST

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