Chief information officers at federal agencies will have more power to manage the agency IT programs, including true portfolio management for all IT, the Office of Management and Budget said. OMB Director Jack Lew wrote a memo, released Monday, announcing the expanded role for agency CIOs. The changes are the next step in implementing the [...]
The Education Department will start offering a second round this year of buyouts and early retirements to employees. Government Executive obtained an email sent Monday by Robert Buggs, the department’s chief human capital officer. Buggs notified all employees of the department’s intention to offer buyouts and early retirements to eligible employees in 12 different program [...]
The defense intelligence community is growing in the Charlottesville, Va., area and Piedmont Virginia Community College is playing a part in it. PVCC and the Ohio-based Advanced Technical Intelligence Center for Human Capital Development have teamed up to provide a training program for locals to acquire the skills needed in the field and to get [...]
Most federal agencies have not created targets or baselines to measure green IT initiatives, a July 28 Government Accountability Office report says. GreenBiz.com reports the federal government will spend $79 billion this year on IT, including the purchase of roughly 1 million environmentally friendly computers and monitors. The green IT footprint is being implemented under [...]
Last month, the General Services Administration announced it would begin charging its employees for parking at all federal office buildings and GSA-leased buildings in the Washington, D.C., region. Now, GSA employees will be able to keep their parking privilege in the short term. Federal Times reports GSA is putting its plans on hold because negotiations [...]
President Barack Obama announced Friday a series of administration initiatives to help veterans find jobs once they return to the U.S. AFPS reports the president proposed a series of tax credits for companies hiring veterans, including an increase to the existing tax credit for hiring disabled veterans. The Returning Heroes credit would offer up to [...]
Traditional methods of mental healthcare, including face-to-face meetings with a psychologist, were given a high-tech facelift at a demonstration July 21. The National Center for Telehealth and Technology, or T2, presented a workshop at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, guiding providers on offering mental health services from a distance. Armed With Science reports T2’s facelift on mental [...]
The Army announced Friday it will shorten the length of tours of duty for most troops from one year to nine months. The Army said the change will go into effect Jan. 1 and be fully implemented by April 1. The new deployment policy will allow soldiers more time at home with their families. “Implementation [...]
The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it continued to lose money in fiscal 2011 and could be forced to default on payments to the federal government absent congressional action. USPS had a net loss of $3.1 billion in the third quarter of fiscal 2011. Net losses for the nine months ending June 30 amount to [...]
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced Sunday he is staying on the job at President Barack Obama’s request. Reuters reports Geithner considered stepping down after the federal debt ceiling was raised. However, Obama urged him to remain in his post amid growing economic uncertainty and fears over a possible double-dip recession. “I love my work,” Geithner [...]