http://www.executivegov.com Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/mark-schaefer-nominated-noaa-head-john-thompson-census-director/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/mark-schaefer-nominated-noaa-head-john-thompson-census-director/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 18:04:53 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48156 President Barack Obama has made two nominations within the Commerce Department by appointing directors for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Census Bureau. Dr. Mark Schaefer was chosen to lead NOAA as assistant secretary for oceans and atmosphere and Dr. John Thompson was appointed director of the Census Bureau, the White House said [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/mark-schaefer-nominated-noaa-head-john-thompson-census-director/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriatiors-seek-5-pentagon-budget-increase-steep-civilian-agency-cuts/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriatiors-seek-5-pentagon-budget-increase-steep-civilian-agency-cuts/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 15:53:23 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48151 The House Appropriations Committee unveiled a fiscal year 2014 budget plan Thursday would increase Pentagon funding by 5 percent and implement double-digit cuts for some civilian agencies, Federal Times reported Thursday. Sean Reilly writes the committee’s proposed budget includes $967 billion in federal discretionary spending, 2 percent less than fiscal 2013 figures and excluding items [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriatiors-seek-5-pentagon-budget-increase-steep-civilian-agency-cuts/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/4-federal-agencies-closed-to-the-public-friday/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/4-federal-agencies-closed-to-the-public-friday/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:50 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48148 Four federal agencies will not be open to the public Friday as nearly 5 percent of the total federal workforce will be on furlough due to sequestration, Federal News Radio reports. Jason Miller writes the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Internal Revenue Service and the Office of Management and Budget will [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/4-federal-agencies-closed-to-the-public-friday/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-bill-aims-to-extend-dod-private-sector-it-workforce-exchange-program/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-bill-aims-to-extend-dod-private-sector-it-workforce-exchange-program/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:02:42 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48146 Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) has introduced a bill that would continue a program for the Defense Department and private businesses to exchange information technology employees. The Information Technology Exchange Program Act of 2013 will extend a program where private industry or academic employees work briefly at the Defense Department and have DoD employees work at [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-bill-aims-to-extend-dod-private-sector-it-workforce-exchange-program/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/executivegov-spotlights-govt-decision-makers-gains-insight-from-thought-leaders/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/executivegov-spotlights-govt-decision-makers-gains-insight-from-thought-leaders/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 19:30:46 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48141 Executive Mosaic, the publisher of ExecutiveGov and several other websites that cover the government contracting industry, regularly obtains insights and perspectives from thought leaders in both the public and private sectors on GovCon industry trends and trajectories. ExecutiveGov has enhanced its focus on interviews with government decision makers to complement the series of executive spotlights at [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/executivegov-spotlights-govt-decision-makers-gains-insight-from-thought-leaders/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilee-fitzgerald-no-classes-for-dod-schools-on-furlough-days/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilee-fitzgerald-no-classes-for-dod-schools-on-furlough-days/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 18:41:52 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48138 The Defense Department’s schools will not have regular classes on the days the Pentagon’s civilian employees go on furlough, the Department of Defense Education Activity’s director has told the American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel. Marilee Fitzgerald said 12-month DODEA employees will be subject to the same furloughs as the department’s other civilian [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/marilee-fitzgerald-no-classes-for-dod-schools-on-furlough-days/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/air-force-picks-sites-for-kc-46a-aircraft-training-and-bases-timothy-bridges-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/air-force-picks-sites-for-kc-46a-aircraft-training-and-bases-timothy-bridges-comments/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 18:15:06 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48134 The U.S. Air Force has selected three preferred and six reasonable alternative locations for the training and operating bases related to a tanker aircraft designed to help USAF make quick responses and support allied forces. USAF picked Altus Air Force Base, Okla. as the preferred alternative for KC-46A training unit, McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/air-force-picks-sites-for-kc-46a-aircraft-training-and-bases-timothy-bridges-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/frank-kendall-pentagon-va-aim-to-have-joint-ehr-system-at-years-end/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/frank-kendall-pentagon-va-aim-to-have-joint-ehr-system-at-years-end/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 17:45:02 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48130 Frank Kendall, the Defense Department‘s top acquisition official, told reporters Wednesday the Pentagon should be able to implement a joint electronic health records system with the Department of Veterans Affairs by the end of the year, American Forces Press Service reports. Jim Garamone writes Kendall led a team reviewing the proposed system, intended to help [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/frank-kendall-pentagon-va-aim-to-have-joint-ehr-system-at-years-end/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-president-obama-eyeing-katherine-archuleta-as-next-opm-director/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-president-obama-eyeing-katherine-archuleta-as-next-opm-director/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:29:00 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48123 President Barack Obama is set to nominate Katherine Archuleta, former national political director of Obama’s reelection bid, to lead the Office of Personnel Management, according to a Federal News Radio article. Jason Miller writes Archuleta could replace John Berry, who left OPM in April, and would aim to help the agency revise the General Schedule and revamp the [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-president-obama-eyeing-katherine-archuleta-as-next-opm-director/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-af-plans-to-field-lockheed-f-35-in-2016/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-af-plans-to-field-lockheed-f-35-in-2016/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 13:21:37 +0000 Elizabeth Leigh http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48115 The U.S. Air Force will start operating the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter in mid-2016, one year earlier than the branch originally planned, Reuters reported Monday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes the military is testing the jets as they roll off the production line at the contractor’s Fort Worth, Texas facility. A source told Shalal-Esa the decision intends [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-af-plans-to-field-lockheed-f-35-in-2016/feed/ 0