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Democrats' platform continues call for 'remaking' of government
The Democratic Party platform, released Tuesday, is short on specifics about the federal workforce, particularly relating to federal pay or the size of the federal workforce. However, the platform does cite President Barack Obama's efforts to pare back overly burdensome regulations and his proposed consolidation of federal agencies. "President Obama and the Democrats are committed to rethinking, reforming, and remaking our government so that it can meet the challenges of our time," the authors of the platform wrote.
Tags: Democratic platform , regulations , AFGE , J. David Cox , Jack Moore , cybersecurity , cybersecurity udpate , Federal Drive
After formal request, administration takes own steps on agency overhaul process
President Barack Obama has asked Congress to let his administration reshape the way the federal government is structured — a power the office of the President last held in 1984.
Tags: Commerce , SBA , John Kamensky , IBM Center for the Business of Government , In Depth , Francis Rose
OMB gives more details on agency consolidation plan
President Barack Obama will send Congress a bill in the coming weeks to reinstate the president's authority to consolidate agencies, said Lisa Brown, the Office of Management and Budget executive leading the government reform effort. She said the bill would require proposals to "reduce the number of agencies or save costs."
Tags: Congress , Lisa Brown , OMB , Commerce , SBA , small business , Emily Kopp , trade
State of the Union: What was in it for feds?
President Barack Obama hit on some issues important to federal employees during his State of the Union address Tuesday night, including his push for a reorganization of some federal agencies. But, he also called for the creation of two new "units" to help fight counterfeit goods and financial fraud.
Tags: Barack Obama , State of the Union , Congress , economy , green government , job creation
Think tank calls for a federal Department of Competitiveness
Jonathan Sallet, a partner with the law firm O'Melveny and Myers and the report's co-author, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what such a department would look like.
Tags: Jonathan Sallet , Center for American Progress , Commerce , management , Federal Drive , SBA , innovation , contracting
Obama's reorg effort sure to face congressional fire
Tom Shoop, editor-in-chief of Government Executive magazine, joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the administration's federal reorganization's likelihood of actually moving forward.
Tags: Congress , management , Barack Obama , Tom Shoop , Government Executive , In Depth , Francis Rose
Analysis: White House reorg plan could leave out agencies' functions
The White House is taking a new step toward reducing duplicative government programs and reorganizing agencies. John Kamensky of the IBM Center for the Business of Government and Ira Shapiro, an international trade lawyer, give analysis on the recent administration proposals.
Tags: John Kamensky , IBM Center for the Business of Government , management , OMB , Commerce , Federal Drive , SBA , HHS , Ian Shapiro
Analysis: Government reorganization 'challenging terrain' for Obama
President Barack Obama has asked Congress for the power to merge federal agencies in an effort to make government more efficient and consumer friendly. Obama will call on Congress to give him a type of consolidation authority last held by a president when Ronald Reagan was in office. Analysts and former government insiders congratulate the president for the massive plan to streamline services. But they warn it will be tricky.
Tags: business , Emily Kopp , Don Kettl , Susan Schwab , USTR , Commerce , NOAA , Partnership for Public Service , Max Stier , Jeff Zients , OMB , Barack Obama , Congress , management , workforce
Commerce, trade target of gov reorg (again)
John Marshall was at the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee in the mid-1990's and wrote the committee report on the president's power to merge agencies. He's currently co-founder of Government Transaction Services and joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin with his perspective.
Tags: John Marshall , Senate Governmental Affairs Committee , Government Transaction Services , Barack Obama , management , Commerce
Obama elevates SBA to Cabinet announces business website
As part of a sweeping government reorganization first unveiled nearly a year ago, President Barack Obama announced the elevation of the Small Business Administration to a cabinet-level agency.
Tags: SBA , Karen Mills , Barack Obama , Commerce , BusinessUSA.gov
