Management


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Education Department gets an 'A' in FOIA

Transparency watchdog finds four departments failing in FOIA response, and mediocre grades overall. Get the details on 16 key agencies.

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Where are the cyber pros?

The federal government's need for a robust cyber workforce is a long-standing concern, but meeting the need remains a challenge.

Shelley Metzenbaum

OMB debuts quarterly performance updates

Official praises agency accomplishments, warns budget cuts could impede future progress.

Elizabeth McGrath

DOD says health records program will move forward

Echoing earlier assurance from VA's CIO, DOD says that the departments are still working together on an electronic health records program, although its shape has changed from the original vision.

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Watchdog group grades agencies' FOIA performance

Cost per processed request varies widely across agencies.

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Data center initiative to become part of PortfolioStat

The ongoing effort to find and shut down unneeded data centers has shown some early success, but its status is about to change.

Angela Canterbury

Legislators claim culture of secrecy threatens open government

Freedom of Information Act could be in for legislative revision, while witnesses and lawmakers champion the DATA Act as another needed transparency measure.

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GSA misses cost avoidance goals

An IG report shows that several factors contributed to GSA's failure to achieve the savings that it could have attained.

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Size protest proposal would allow more flexibility to SBA

Rule changes would expand officials' discretionary powers in handling contract disputes.

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Transparency advocates give administration mixed marks

New report from the Center for Effective Government says open government is an "unfinished legacy."

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Telework Week sees participation surge

Annual event encouraging telework try-outs demonstrates enthusiasm, savings.

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How to assemble your leadership team

Book Excerpt: The IBM Center for the Business of Government's "Getting It Done: A Guide for Government Executives," updated and republished for 2013, provides a map for newly-appointed agency leaders.