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President Barack Obama is expected today to announce Jacob Lew as the new director of the Office of Management and Budget, replacing Peter Orszag who plans to join the Council on Foreign Relations. “As the budget director who left the next administration a $237 billion surplus when he worked for …

President Barack Obama wants federal employees to share their ideas for eliminating government waste and saving taxpayers’ money as part of the 2010 SAVE Award program. “If you see a way that the government can do its job better or do the same job for less money, I want to …

At last Thursday’s AFCEA Cybersecurity Symposium held in Washington, D.C., White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt delivered a keynote speech emphasizing a strategy of deterrence to fight cyber criminals and the need to educate Americans on how to safely operate in cyberspace. Schmidt, who made a rare public appearance as …

According to results from a government-wide survey released Monday, the Office of Management and Budget has named the Federal Communications Commission the “most improved” government agency this year. The 2010 OPM Viewpoint Employee Satisfaction Survey is an annual online survey led by the OMB to gauge job satisfaction and motivation …

Homeland Security for Networked Industries has recently announced their keynote speakers lineup for the 2010 conference in Washington, D.C. that will take place September 20-21. The conference, which focuses on the topic of securing our nation’s critical infrastructure industry networks, is being held to initiate dialogue between industries and government …

Leaders of the U.S. Cyber Command were sharing ideas and concerns regarding the agency’s mission and objectives during a recent cybersecurity symposium in Washington, D.C. The leaders attempted to answer unresolved questions in the basic constructs of their protection of cyber networks, such as the definition of a ‘cyber attack’ …

The Office of Personnel Management last week announced a record-setting level of charitable giving by federal employees through the Combined Federal Campaign, amounting to nearly $282.6 million in pledges to nonprofit programs in 2009. Presenting 25 awards to federal workers whose work contributed to raising the funds, OPM Director John …

Calling veteran care the nation’s “solemn responsibility,” President Barack Obama last week said the Department of Veterans Affairs will start making it easier for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder to get the benefits and treatment they need. In his weekly address, Obama on Saturday highlighted veterans care and what the …

Three two-year colleges in Maryland were among the first community colleges in the country to be named National Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance last month by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. Anne Arundel Community College, Hagerstown Community College and Prince Georges Community College …

The Office of Management and Budget released a memorandum earlier this week giving the Department of Homeland Security full responsibility of all civilian agency computer networks. In the memo, OMB Director Peter Orszag and Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt outlined activities for DHS to fulfill its cybersecurity duties in an effort …