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USDA office to cut staff by 150
The Agriculture Department's Natural Resources Conservation Service wants to trim its ranks by 300 employees by end of the year. NRCS plans to offer 900 employees the chance to take buyouts or early retirements.
Tags: NRCS , Buyout Guide , buyout
USDA cracks down on food stamp fraud
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking a harder line on fraud in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program.
Tags: Audrey Rowe , SNAP , Federal Drive , fraud , Congress , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
DHS wants to ride commercial wave for interoperable radio network
After a decade of unsuccessful attempts, including the Justice Department's Integrated Wireless Network, the Homeland Security Department wants to leap forward with technology by using commercial 4G networks to connect law enforcement agencies. DHS created a joint program office to lead the effort. The approach is part of OMB's shared services initiative for agencies to work together on big programs.
Tags: technology , DHS , OMB , VA , Chris Smith , Richard Spires , Steve VanRoekel , Roger Baker , shared services , information sharing , law enforcement networks , Future First , IT project management , IT efficiencies , budget , AFCEA Bethesda , Jason Miller
Survey: Telework still elusive at many agencies
Many agencies are not as gung-ho on telework as the Obama Administration or lawmakers would have it, according to a recent Congressional Research Service survey. The Department of Veterans Affairs allows just one-tenth of its employees to telework. At other agencies, most workers who are eligible to telework do not.
Tags: Workforce , Telework Enhancement Act , John Sarbanes , Gerald Connolly , VA , DHS , Management , technology , OPM , USPTO , GSA , telework , Emily Kopp
OMB to expand permit-tracking initiative
President Obama told the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness Tuesday the administration would create performance metrics, track progress and adapt best practices for reducing the red tape for businesses.
Tags: technology , mangement , Barack Obama , White House , OMB , permitting dashboard , Jeffrey Zients , Interior Department , BLM , Forest Service , Council on Jobs and Competitiveness , Jason Miller
Buyouts possible after USDA office closures
The Agriculture Department's closing of 259 offices could result in buyout offers, said the agency's deputy secretary. This week Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the closures would save about $150 million year in the agency's $145 billion budget.
Tags: Kathleen Merrigan , Tom Vilsack , buyouts , VSIP , pay and benefits , budget , Federal Drive , Jolie Lee
Hubert Sparks reflects on four decades of auditing agencies
Appalachian Regional Commission Inspector General Hubert Sparks has tried to retire twice, but keeps coming back to government. After 43 years, this will be his last, Sparks said.
Tags: Hubert Sparks , Federal Voices , inspector general , Appalachian Regional Commission , DHS , Katrina , VA , Emily Kopp
Managed broadband services
Host John Gilroy will talk cloud computing with Tony Bardo, assitant vice president for Government Solutions at Hughes.
January 10, 2012
Tags: technology , broadband , managed networks , Managed services , networks , Hughes , field office , Tony Bardo , cost savings , Federal Tech Talk , John Gilroy , FSIS
What 's the impact of USDA's big shrink?
The big shrink is on at the Agriculture Department. The department announced plans to close 259 offices, labs and other facilities. Government Executive Editor-in-Chief Tom Shoop joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss what the department's plan means, both for itself and as a model for other agencies.
Tags: Tom Vilsack , Government Executive , Francis Rose , budget , Workforce
Closing of 259 USDA offices raises safety concerns
Tags: Tom Vilsack , budget
