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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: 2014 IT budget passback is much ado about nothing
News and buzz from the last two weeks includes a new legislative proposal from Rep. Darrell Issa on suspension and debarment and round two of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program.
Tags: Inside the Reporters Notebook , Jason Miller , technology , acquisition , budget , OMB , Steven VanRoekel , Danny Werfel , Dan Gordon , Angela Styles , IT passback ,
FAA's deputy CIO Cooper to leave government
Steve Cooper will head back to the private sector to his former management consulting business.
Tags: technology , people , Steve Cooper , FAA , Strativest , mobile computing , Jason Miller ,
DHS's Locatis leaving after only 9 months
Mike Locatis, the DHS Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, is returning to Colorado after serving in the federal government for more than two years.
Tags: people , technology , DHS , Mike Locatis , Rand Beers , Bobbie Stempfley , Jeff Eisensmith , ICE , cybersecurity
Survey: CHCOs feel effect of budget crunch on recruiting, training
Budget constraints are top of mind for agency chief human capital officers. And with good reason. CHCOs say they are feeling the effects of the budget crunch, particularly in recruiting, retaining and training employees, according to a Federal News Radio survey. Eugene Hubbard, head of the National Science Foundation's Office of Information and Resource Management, told Federal News Radio the budget squeeze and shrinking workforces mean agency employees are doing more with less to keep pace with the mission.
Tags: Eugene Hubbard , NSF , In Depth , Francis Rose , Jack Moore , management , budget , workforce , CHCO , HR , pay freeze , morale , recruiting , retention , hiring ,
Feds file discrimination complaint against Forest Service
Multiple current and former Forest Service employees say they've faced sexual harassment and physical assault while on the job, and some have lost their positions for speaking up. Now, they are fighting back by filing a class action EEOC complaint for unfair treatment. The Agriculture Department, the parent agency of the Forest Service, says it is tackling a history of discrimination with more training and accountability as part of a cultural transformation program.
Tags: USDA , Joe Leonard , Forest Service , Elaine Vercruysse , Debra Roth , Shaw Bransford & Roth , Jonel Wagoner , Alicia Dabney , Lesa Donnelly , USDA Coalition of Minority Employees , EEOC , civil rights , discrimination , Jolie Lee , workforce ,
New technologies key to Postal Service revitalization
From digitization of mail to GPS tracking, the Postal Service is investing in new technologies to help it grow revenue. Ellis Burgoyne, the agency's chief information officer, says his department is concentrating on five main projects in 2013 that will help the Postal Service cut costs while improving efficiency and customer service. USPS ended fiscal 2012 with $15.9 billion of debt.
Tags: Ellis Burgoyne , USPS , information technology , CIO , technology , Intelligent Mail , identity management ,
New marketing chief helps USPS practice what it preaches
Nagisa Manabe hasn't spent her entire career with the Postal Service but, after just six short months, she's making her presence known. Under her direction, the agency has committed to spending 15-20 percent of its marketing dollars on direct mail — the same amount it recommends to its own customers. Her goal — getting the Postal Service out of the red through the development of new innovative products and the use of effective marketing techniques. The new chief marketing and sales officer brings with her a career's worth of experience from the private sector — including jobs with powerhouse companies like Coca-Cola, Campbell's Soup and the liquor industry.
Tags: Nagisa Manabe , USPS , marketing , Agency of the Month , Julia Ziegler , innovation , Metro Post ,
Deputy FAS Commissioner Jordan retires
Jon Jordan, the deputy commissioner in the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service, retired Nov. 3. Bill Sisk has been named to replace Jordan on an interim basis.
Tags: GSA , Mary Davie , Jon Jordan , Bill Sisk , FAS , Jason Miller ,
Kirit Amin heads to Commerce as deputy CIO
Amin spent the last eight months as HUD's chief technology officer.
Tags: technology , people , Kirit Amin , Commerce , HUD , Jason Miller
No new buyouts on Postal Service horizon
The U.S. Postal Service will not be offering any new buyouts in the near future, according to Anthony Vegliante, the agency's chief human resources officer. USPS offered three different buyouts in 2012. In an exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, Vegliante said the Postal Service will drop to around 500,000 employees by the end of January due to multiple consolidation efforts at the agency.
Tags: Anthony Vegliante , USPS , human capital , buyouts , morale , RIF , workforce , consolidation ,
