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Tag Archives: federal
Our 10 Most Popular Podcasts of 2014
Want to know what nanomanufacturing is? The connection between fracking and new oil pipelines? How much those F-35 Joint Strike Fighters will ultimately cost? Listen to our 10 most downloaded podcasts of 2014 to help understand some of the major … Continue reading
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December 19, 2014
Tagged airline industry, airline pilot, aviation, bitcoin, bitcoins, border patrol, customer service, DOD, duplication, end of year, F-35, F35, federal, federal agencies, federal agency, forest service, fracking, fragmentation, health care costs, hydraulic fracturing, joint strike fighter, JSF, Mt Gox, new year, oil pipeline, overlap, pilot shortage, pipeline safety, podcast, stolen identities, tax dollars, tax fraud, tax refunds, taxes, taxpayer, top 10, transparency, virtual currency, weapons systems
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Podcast on Federal Agencies’ Customer Service Efforts
Federal agencies provide many types of services to the public, such as border and airport security and visitor education in national parks and forests. But how do they know that these services are meeting people’s needs? Hear our podcast with … Continue reading
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October 27, 2014
Tagged CBP, customer service, Customs and Border Protection, disability compensation, federal, federal agencies, Federal Student Aid, forest service, FSA, goals, GPRAMA, National Park Service, NPS, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, Performance Improvement Council, performance management, performance measures, podcast, service, SI, USFS, Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans' Group Life Insurance, VGLI
Rulemaking in the Federal Government
Federal regulation is a basic tool of government. Agencies issue thousands of regulations, or rules, each year to achieve public policy goals, such as ensuring that: workplaces, air travel, foods, and drugs are safe; the nation’s air, water, and land … Continue reading
OMB’s Reforms Can Help Agencies Better Manage Federal IT Projects
Information technology (IT) is critical to the health, economy, and security of the nation. As such, federal agencies plan to spend more than $82 billion on IT this fiscal year. However, as we have previously reported and testified, many federal … Continue reading
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May 16, 2014
Tagged agencies, agency, consolidation, data center, duplication, federal, federal agency, GAO, government accountability office, information technology, investments, IT, IT Dashboard, IT investments, IT reform, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, PortfolioStat, savings, TechStat, usgao
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Why Counting Federal Structures Isn’t as Easy as 1-2-3
The federal government owns and manages a huge amount of “real property” (property that can’t be moved). GAO designated the management of federal real property as High Risk based largely on challenges agencies face managing buildings. But buildings are only … Continue reading
