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Prince William becomes search and rescue captain

Tags: OMB , customer service , data collection , surveys , management , Jory Heckman , Fast Track

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OMB freezes new .gov websites

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will develop policy and guidance to improve how agencies manage their websites.

Tags: technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , GSA , OSTP , websites , customer service , .gov domain , Jason Miller

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White House announces plan to cut government waste

The President signed an executive order Monday creating an oversight board to identify areas where agencies can eliminate or streamline.

Tags: Barack Obama , Joe Biden , White House , budget , spending cuts , wasteful spending , Jolie Lee

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House votes to block contractor disclosure

Three members of the House and four members of the Senate introduce companion pieces of legislation to head off the White House's draft executive order requiring contractors to disclose political contributions.

Tags: contracting , industry , Susan Collins , Mitch McConnell , Lamar Alexander , Rob Portman , Darrell Issa , Tom Cole , Sam Graves , White House , political contributions , PSC , Stan Soloway , Jason Miller

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Many agencies miss classification compliance deadline

William Cira, the acting director of ISOO, gives Federal News Radio the details on its latest report to the President.

Tags: classification , Information Security Oversight Office , William Cira ,

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Agencies given 6 months to revamp online services

President Obama issues an Executive Order requiring agencies to focus on technological and process improvements for citizen-facing services. OMB's Zients said the government relies too much on the old way to help citizens - phone, in person and on paper.

Tags: management , technology , Jeff Zients , OMB , customer service , VA , IRS , Jason Miller

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Analysis: Gov reorg's first steps

Gov Exec's Tom Shoop explains what agencies will have to do in preparation for the governmentwide reorganization effort called for in President Obama's executive order.

Tags: Tom Shoop , Gov Exec , government reorganization , Barack Obama , management , Dorobek Insider

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Obama's regulatory reforms draw mixed reviews

Experts and lawmakers say the proof will be in the OIRA guidance to agencies in how impactful these reforms will be. Agencies must submit plans to OIRA in 120 days about how they will review existing regulations to ensure they are still relevant. Agencies will have to determine a cost-benefit analysis on existing rules.

Tags: management , Barack Obama , Cass Sunstein , Darrell Issa , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , White House , OIRA , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ , Gary Bass , Susan Dudley , OMBWatch , George Washington University , regulatory reform , regulatory burden , Jason Miller

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Chief Executive orders review of outdated regulations

In an effort "to root out regulations that conflict, that are not worth the cost, or that are just plain dumb," the President has signed an Executive Order requiring agencies to submit a plan to review existing regulations to ensure they are not burdensome. The mandate also details five steps agencies must take to improve their regulatory process. The White House wants better coordination among agencies when writing new rules.

Tags: management , Barack Obama , Cass Sunstein , White House , OIRA , Regulations.gov , regulatory reform , Jason Miller

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Agencies use new label for safeguarded docs

An executive order from President Obama orders agencies to use the label of "Controlled Unclassified Information" for documents that are safeguarded but not classified.

Tags: Project on Government Oversight , transparency , classified documents , controlled unclassified information , Barack Obama ,

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