http://www.executivegov.com Fri, 17 May 2013 19:46:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/rep-darrell-issa-to-introduce-updated-federal-spending-tracker-bill/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/rep-darrell-issa-to-introduce-updated-federal-spending-tracker-bill/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:37 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48026 Oversight and Government Reform committee chairman Rep. Darrell Issa will be reintroducing a bill that calls for streamlining federal spending information with updates on open data and more, according to an FCW article. Adam Mazmanian writes that Issa made the announcement about an updated Digital Accountability and Transparency Act during a Capitol Hill event Thursday with [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/rep-darrell-issa-to-introduce-updated-federal-spending-tracker-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/robert-mueller-700m-fy-2014-fbi-sequester-to-cause-furloughs/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/robert-mueller-700m-fy-2014-fbi-sequester-to-cause-furloughs/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:48:58 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48014 FBI Director Robert Mueller told a Senate Appropriations subcommittee that budget cuts from sequestration would force the bureau to furlough employees in fiscal 2014, Gov Exec reported Thursday. According to the Eric Katz article, Mueller said the agency has taken all possible steps to avoid implementing unpaid leave. Mueller testified at a subcommittee hearing Thursday, saying [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/robert-mueller-700m-fy-2014-fbi-sequester-to-cause-furloughs/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/ernest-moniz-unanimously-approved-as-energy-secretary/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/ernest-moniz-unanimously-approved-as-energy-secretary/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:32 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48013 The Senate unanimously approved the nomination of Massachusetts Institute of Technology physicist Ernest Moniz as the new energy secretary Thursday, Bloomberg reports. Jim Snyder writes Moniz will aim to steer U.S. investment in clean energy and help the government determine the amount of natural gas the country will export. Moniz served as energy under secretary [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/ernest-moniz-unanimously-approved-as-energy-secretary/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/omb-vet-daniel-werfel-named-irs-acting-head/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/omb-vet-daniel-werfel-named-irs-acting-head/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:06:41 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48006 Daniel Werfel has been named acting head of the Internal Revenue Service to succeed Steven Miller, who recently resigned as a result of the scandal where the IRS targeted conservative groups. Werfel previously served as a senior official at the Office of Management and Budget and is considered to have a good relationship with Senate Republicans, [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/omb-vet-daniel-werfel-named-irs-acting-head/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilyn-tavenner-confirmed-as-permanent-cms-head/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilyn-tavenner-confirmed-as-permanent-cms-head/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 17:23:22 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48001 The Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenner in a 91-7 vote Wednesday as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a role she has held on an acting basis since 2010, Reuters reports. David Morgan writes CMS has not had a full-time chief since 2006, when Dr. Mark McClellan left the agency after he led implementation of [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilyn-tavenner-confirmed-as-permanent-cms-head/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/acting-irs-head-steps-down-after-ig-finds-agency-targeted-some-political-groups/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/acting-irs-head-steps-down-after-ig-finds-agency-targeted-some-political-groups/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 13:09:25 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47990 Steven Miller, acting Internal Revenue Service commissioner since November 2012, resigned Wednesday after a watchdog report outlined how the agency targeted some political advocacy groups seeking tax exempt status, the Washington Post reports. Zachary Goldfarb and Juliet Eilperin write the Treasury inspector general for tax administration found some employees in the IRS’ tax-exempt unit were ignorant about [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/acting-irs-head-steps-down-after-ig-finds-agency-targeted-some-political-groups/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-gsa-efficiency-ideas-from-crowd/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-gsa-efficiency-ideas-from-crowd/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:51:37 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47962 Acting General Service Administration chief Dan Tangherlini wants agency personnel to submit ideas intended to help make the GSA more efficient, GovExec reports. Eric Katz writes GSA has received 600 new concepts and 20,000 comments through its “Great Ideas Hunt” program. Tangherlini told the Excellence in Government conference the agency has looked into crowdsourcing to improve [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-gsa-efficiency-ideas-from-crowd/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/richard-nolan-noaa-should-reprogram-funds-under-sequestration/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/richard-nolan-noaa-should-reprogram-funds-under-sequestration/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:09 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47946 Rep. Richard Nolan (D-Minn.) has written a letter to the Commerce Department asking it to not furlough the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s workers and reprogram funds to manage sequestration. Nolan asked Deputy Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank and acting NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan recommends NOAA’s funds be reprogrammed to cover the National Weather Service’s operations and [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/richard-nolan-noaa-should-reprogram-funds-under-sequestration/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/faa-to-reprogram-253m-keep-contract-towers-open/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/faa-to-reprogram-253m-keep-contract-towers-open/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:32:17 +0000 Elizabeth Leigh http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47927 The Federal Aviation Administration will keep contract towers open as the recently-enacted Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 allowed the agency to reprogram $253 million in funding for the towers, Aviation Week reported Friday. Kerry Lynch writes the FAA planned to cease funding for 149 contract towers as part of its strategy to slash $600 [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/faa-to-reprogram-253m-keep-contract-towers-open/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-debt-ceiling-bill-prioritizes-bond-social-security-payments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-debt-ceiling-bill-prioritizes-bond-social-security-payments/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 15:36:17 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47874 The House passed legislation Thursday that will allow the government to borrow funds to pay bondholders and retirees if Congress does not raise the federal debt ceiling, Reuters reports. Rachelle Younglai writes the bill moved through on a 221-207 vote with no Democratic support and the White House earlier warned Congress that it would veto [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-debt-ceiling-bill-prioritizes-bond-social-security-payments/feed/ 1