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National Cancer Institute feels the budget pinch

John Czajkowski, deputy director for management at the National Cancer Institute, is this week's guest on Agency of the Month.

Tags: John Czajkowski , NCI , HHS , Agency of the Month , management , NIH , budget , sequestration , research , cancer , exclusive

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OMB offers first major rewrite of grant-making, oversight processes

New proposed guidance from the Office of Management and Budget would streamline and consolidate grant regulations for every agency. Comments on the recommendations are due May 2.

Tags: management , Danny Werfel , OMB , Judith Turner , TCG , CFO Council , Jason Miller

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Feds can apply for disaster relief through FEEA

Federal employees who experience major loss during Post-tropical Cyclone Sandy can apply for a grant from the Federal Employee Education and Assistance Fund. FEEA also offers no-interest emergency loans of up to $1,000. Loans are repaid through the employees' payroll.

Tags: FEEA , workforce , Hurricane Sandy , pay and benefits

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DoT grants to simplify how veterans find transportation options

The Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative provided $29 million to increase access to information about public transportation options for veterans and their families. The Federal Transit Administration awarded grants covering 64 projects in 33 states and one territory Monday.

Tags: Transportation , Ray Lahood , FTA , veterans , Esther Carey , Peter Rogoff , DoD

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Contract and grant transparency is 'wave of the future'

Nancy Gunderson, deputy assistant secretary for grants, acquisition policy and accountability at Health and Human Services, talks about the challenges her agency faces in contracting.

Tags: nancy gunderson , Recovery, Accountability and Transparency Board , HHS , Affordable Care Act , Recovery Act , contracting , Federal Drive , Michael OConnell , workforce

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How oversight changes affects federal grant recipients

The National Council of University Research Administrators' president explains how the proposed changes can impact groups that receive federal dollars.

Tags: National Council of University Research Administrators , Dan Nordquist , In Depth , contracting

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OMB, Congress to put grant-making process under more scrutiny

Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.) said he will hold hearings to see how to make the federal grant process more transparent. The administration merged two existing boards into a new Council on Financial Assistance Reform to improve the grant-making process. HHS awarded a $32.4 million contract for IT services for grants.gov portal.

Tags: technology , OMB , James Lankford , House Oversight and Government Reform Committee , Jacob Lew , Danny Werfel , Grants.gov , Council on Financial Assistance Reform , HHS , GAO , Jason Miller

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NEH technology, processes changing with the times

Brett Bobley, NEH's chief information officer, tells Federal News Radio why his office doesn't rely on contractors for tech services.
February 17, 2011

Tags: Brett Bobley , NEH , data management , Digging into the Data Challenge , CIO , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller , technology

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Improvements to Grants.gov at least 90 days away

Agency data on alternatives will help HHS make decisions

Tags: technology , Sheila Conley , Peter Orszag , HHS , OMB , General Dynamics , IT , Grants.gov ,

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Stimulus strains contracting workforce

You knew the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act would be more work. But no one knew just how much work the stimulus bill would create for federal agencies and whether they would have the capacity to carry it out. That task fell to the Inspector General at the Commerce Department.

Tags: mngt , acquisition , contracting , ARRA , best practices , oversight , IG , Commerce , stimulus funding , Todd Zinser

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