Defense Department Chief Information Officer Teri Takai wants to use multiple approaches to handle mobile device usage in the Pentagon, she told the “Leadership” executive journal. “Leadership” is published quarterly by CGI‘s collaborative government initiative. The Pentagon hosts a highly mobile workforce in a time of mobile device proliferation and Takai told “Leadership” the Pentagon [...]
Federal employees with a high school education and a four-year college degree receive higher compensation than similar private sector employees, according to the Congressional Budget Office. CBO released its findings Monday on differences in compensation — wages and benefits — between federal and private sector employees. The CBO said it used level of education, work [...]
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Obama called for money that was previously being spent for wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to be used to rebuild America’s infrastructure. “So much of America needs to be rebuilt,” Obama said. “We’ve got crumbling roads and bridges; a power grid that wastes too much energy; [...]
In an effort to increase transparency, the Committee on House Administration launched a public portal Tuesday to act as a central hub for House documents, according to The Hill newspaper. All legislation in consideration by the House as well as committee statements will be located on the new site, docs.house.gov. According to the newspaper, House [...]
On Friday, President Obama will ask Congress for the power to merge six federal trade and commerce agencies, the Wall Street Journal reports. The report says Obama will ask Congress for “reorganizational” power. The last president to have this power was Ronald Reagan. The new power would allow the president to propose mergers in order to [...]
Army Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett has retired as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency. Pollett transferred directorship to U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ronnie D. Hawkins, Jr., during a ceremony at the agency’s headquarters complex, DISA announced Wednesday. Pollett wast appointed to his position at DISA in 2008. He is retiring after more than [...]
The U.S. Air Force announced Thursday it is looking to eliminate an additional 4,500 positions as a continuation of its fiscal year 2012 civilian restructure, according to a release. “We value our talented and experienced workforce and are trying to do everything possible to manage these reductions with as little impact to our people as [...]
The Office of Management and Budget issued a memo Jan. 4 calling for government agencies to provide executive summaries at the beginning of all enacted rules and regulations. According to Cass Sunstein, administrator of the OMB’s information and regulatory affairs office, summaries should be written in “plain language and easy to understand.” In a Jan. 6 blog post, Sunstein wrote the purpose of the [...]
Lt. Gen. William Lord will retire as the U.S. Air Force’s chief information officer at the end of July after three years of service, FedScoop reported Tuesday. Lt. Gen. Michael Balsa, who currently serves as vice commander of the Air Force Space Command, will succeed Lord, according to his official biography page. Balsa brings more than [...]
The Office of Personnel Management released new performance management system guidelines for the Senior Executive Service on Jan. 6. The new management system revamps the qualifications required to gain entry into SES and streamlines the way managers within the federal government are evaluated. The system evaluates based on whether the employee can lead people, lead [...]