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NewsAUDIO - Vivek Kundra announces review of high-risk agency IT projects
The Office of Management and Budget announced July 28 it will begin reviewing agencies on August 2, to assess high-risk IT projects. The series of meetings with Federal CIO Vivek Kundra will require Read more...
DHS gains cybersecurity oversight power
The Homeland Security Department is in charge of overseeing federal civilian agency cybersecurity operations and incident response, according to a July 6 memo from the Office of Management and Read more...
OMB throws down review power over federal IT
Agencies shouldn't initiate new development spending on federal financial management systems worth more than $20 million until the Office of Management and Budget has reviewed spending plans, states Read more...
AUDIO: Zients and Kundra say OMB will cut agencies' IT waste
On June 28, Obama administration officials from the Office of Management and Budget held a press briefing to answer questions on new efforts to cut waste in IT. According to OMB, it plans to halt all Read more...
Federal government made $110 billion in improper payments
The federal government made $110 billion worth of improper payments in fiscal 2009, according to the text of a new Office of Management and Budget website. Dubbed PaymentAccuracy.gov, this new OMB Read more...
OMB wants review power over CFO Act agency financial system modernizations
The Office of Management and Budget would grant itself more oversight power over agency financial system modernization efforts under a proposed memo that could be released by OMB Director Peter Read more...
Orszag says IT can close public sector productivity gap
Lagging productivity in the public sector compared to the private sector can be made up by information technology, said Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag. "We have massive room Read more...
Open government plans week arrives
Agency open government plans will be unveiled this week. In a Dec 8, 2009 memo, Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag directed agencies to prepare and post online, by April 7, plans Read more...
Obama administration hints at flat IT budgets
The sunny days of a growing federal IT budget may soon be over. Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag spoke this week at a leadership breakfast, hinting that the $80 billion federal Read more...
Where's the money? It's coming
The White House is telling federal agencies to redirect low-priority spending to science and technology projects in their fiscal 2011 budgets. "Scientific discovery and technological innovation are Read more...
| Press ReleasesCAGW’s Questions on Google Certification Causes ControversyWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The nation’s premier watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), yesterday raised questions for members of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Read more >> CAGW Urges Congress to Root Out Waste in IT PurchasesWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The nation’s premier watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), today raised questions for members of the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Read more >> Time is Running out to SAVEPeter R. Orszag, Director, Office of Management and Budget As many of you know, on July 8, President Obama launched the second annual SAVE Award contest, a chance for federal workers to submit their Read more >> LIEBERMAN APPLAUDS LEW NOMINATION "Great Choice at a Critical Time for Our Nation"WASHINGTON-Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., Tuesday released the following statement on the nomination of Jack Lew to be Director of the Read more >> Statement by Peter R. Orszag on the SELECTION of Jack Lew TO BE THE NEXT OMB DIRECTOR"I have known Jack Lew for more than a decade, have worked with him under two Presidents, and value his counsel and friendship. After bringing the economy back from the brink of a depression and onto Read more >> |
