http://www.executivegov.com Wed, 22 May 2013 16:50:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-wants-commercial-tech-for-va-ehr-data-transfer/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-wants-commercial-tech-for-va-ehr-data-transfer/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 16:49:38 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48107 The Defense Department will acquire commercial technology for its system to transfer data between the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs‘ electronic health records systems, Federal News Radio reports. Michael O’Connell writes the Pentagon plans to hold a full and open competition for EHR modernization and will continue working with the VA on the interoperability, [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-wants-commercial-tech-for-va-ehr-data-transfer/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-to-be-nominated-full-time-gsa-head/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-to-be-nominated-full-time-gsa-head/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:54:29 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48105 President Barack Obama plans to nominate Dan Tangherlini, acting chief of the General Services Administration since April 2012, to lead the agency as administrator on a full-time basis. “I want to thank Dan for his leadership over the past year and for agreeing to continue serving in the administration,” Obama said in a White House [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dan-tangherlini-to-be-nominated-full-time-gsa-head/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dod-va-hhs-make-progress-on-mental-health-services-for-veterans-chuck-hagel-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dod-va-hhs-make-progress-on-mental-health-services-for-veterans-chuck-hagel-comments/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:33:31 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48101 The Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Health and Human Services have announced the progress of the agencies’ mental health services for veterans, service members and families. According to a DoD statement, the agencies have doubled the Veterans Crisis Line’s capacity by 50% and have launched 15 pilot mental health projects in seven states. “One of [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/dod-va-hhs-make-progress-on-mental-health-services-for-veterans-chuck-hagel-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/senate-panel-oks-budget-reprogramming-at-usda-to-avoid-furloughs/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/senate-panel-oks-budget-reprogramming-at-usda-to-avoid-furloughs/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:00:09 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48098 The Agriculture Department moved closer to avoiding furloughs after a Senate panel approved the agency’s request to reprogram funds, according to a Gov Exec article. Kelly Lunney writes the Senate Appropriations Committee is allowing the USDA to shift funds within its rural development unit for the current fiscal year. The reprogramming would prevent furloughs for [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/senate-panel-oks-budget-reprogramming-at-usda-to-avoid-furloughs/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/va-vet-groups-partner-to-cut-claims-backlog-allison-hickey-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/va-vet-groups-partner-to-cut-claims-backlog-allison-hickey-comments/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 12:55:33 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48096 The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with two veteran groups as part of the agency’s initiative to reduce its compensation claims backlog by 2015. Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion will aim to help the VA finish processing claims within 125 days at 98-percent accuracy, the VA said Tuesday. Allison Hickey, VA undersecretary [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/va-vet-groups-partner-to-cut-claims-backlog-allison-hickey-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/kevin-cox-gsa-mobile-guidelines-to-address-risk/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/kevin-cox-gsa-mobile-guidelines-to-address-risk/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:57 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48089 The Obama administration’s guidelines for agencies on how to protect their smartphones and tablets will not approve specific devices for use in the government, a Justice Department official told Federal Times. Kevin Cox, who serves on the interagency team working on mobile security standards, told the newspaper the guidelines are intended to help agencies figure [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/kevin-cox-gsa-mobile-guidelines-to-address-risk/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/reuters-pentagon-to-take-some-drone-program-responsibilities-from-cia/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/reuters-pentagon-to-take-some-drone-program-responsibilities-from-cia/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 16:53:42 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48086 The White House is transferring control over some drone operations for overseas anti-terrorism missions from the CIA to the Defense Department, Reuters reported Monday. Tabassum Zakaria and Mark Hosenball write President Barack Obama will put the U.S. armed forces in charge of drone programs in Yemen while the CIA will retain control over drone strikes [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/reuters-pentagon-to-take-some-drone-program-responsibilities-from-cia/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-asks-congress-to-reprogram-10b/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-asks-congress-to-reprogram-10b/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 15:16:08 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48082 The Defense Department is seeking Congress’ permission to shift $9.6 billion in funds this year to its wartime budget in an effort to manage shortfalls, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Brendan McGarry writes the agency sent lawmakers two funding-related requests for fiscal year 2013 and a separate war funding request for the next fiscal year. Officials [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/pentagon-asks-congress-to-reprogram-10b/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/gsa-asks-for-public-comment-on-federal-cybersecurity-measures-dan-tangherlini-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/gsa-asks-for-public-comment-on-federal-cybersecurity-measures-dan-tangherlini-comments/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:48:16 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48077 The U.S. General Services Administration wants public comment on how to make the federal government more resilient as the agency improves its acquisition cybersecurity policies. The GSA’s request for information is asking for recommendations that could help implement Executive Order 13636 on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity and the Presidential Policy Directive-21 on Critical Infrastructure Security [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/gsa-asks-for-public-comment-on-federal-cybersecurity-measures-dan-tangherlini-comments/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-cbp-aiming-to-prevent-furloughs-by-shifting-funds/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-cbp-aiming-to-prevent-furloughs-by-shifting-funds/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 12:19:51 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48070 Customs and Border Protection could do away with employee furloughs if Congress approves its proposal to shift funds, according to a FederalDaily.com article. The publication reports the administration has requested Congress’s appropriations committee to affirm CBP’s reprogramming plan in an effort to eliminate layoffs for employees. CBP Acting Commissioner Thomas Winkowski told employees the administration’s support [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/report-cbp-aiming-to-prevent-furloughs-by-shifting-funds/feed/ 0