Tag:

DOI

Latest Headlines

Latest Headlines

Audio: Federal officials discuss fire season

Federal officials spoke with reporters April 26 to discuss the coming wildfire season. Click on the media player in the article to listen to the press availability in its entirety.

FISMA scores show need for cybersecurity improvement

Collectively, the federal government's cybersecurity programs typically needed improvement during the past fiscal year, concludes an Office of Management and Budget annual report. The report,...

Report: FOIA exemption use increases, processing time decreases

Federal agencies are more quickly processing Freedom of Information Act requests, but the speed of processing doesn't mean agencies are more transparent. A comparison of 2008 to 2010 FOIA data at 15

GAO: DoD and Coast Guard need forum to plan future Arctic capabilities

The Coast Guard and the Defense Department will lack a dedicated forum to address mid- and long-term needs in the Arctic once a working group completes its final report this month, says the

Interior IG announces discovery of 7 steps for standing up good program management

The Interior Department office of inspector general says it's uncovered the seven steps for standing up good program management, even if particular models differ according to needs. In a report dated

FierceGovernmentIT FOIAs DOI iStat meetings

The Interior Department appears unsure what to do with a decade-old system it uses to calculate and disburse money due to the federal government and Native Americans from mineral leases made on

Federal CIO pay report

As private-sector executives eagerly await bonus season, the debate has once again arisen around contractor and public-sector pay. But as organizations--such as the Project on Government Oversight,

Federal small business advocates lack proper authority, says House subcommittee

A House subcommittee is raising objections to agency delegations of small business advocacy duties to officials who lack a direct report to the agency head or second in command. The Small Business

Many agencies lack important policies for social media use

Twenty-three of 24 major federal agencies engage in social media but many lack a clear plan to mitigate records management, privacy and security challenges, according to an report by the Government

Interior IT transformation funding cut in half by House Appropriations

House appropriators voted July 12 to halve an Interior Department request for $5 million to spend on information technology modernization. They also voted during a markup of the Interior, Environment