Archive for May 2013

The driving force behind USA.gov

May 24, 2013 - 02:20 PM
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The Service to America Medals, or Sammies, honor federal workers who show a committment to public service and make the agencies they work for stronger.

Martha Dorris, finalist for the Citizen Services Medal, discussed her work on USA.gov with Capital Insider.

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The Pentagon, cloud computing, and a mobile milestone

May 21, 2013 - 02:40 PM
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The U.S. Army's "Distributed Common Ground System" (DCGS-A) is getting a big update. Amber Corrin, national security correspondent for FCW, discussed that and other top tech issues with Capital Insider.

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Giving credit where credit is due

May 7, 2013 - 11:30 AM
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The U.S. State Department held a banquet last week and honored 46 senior-level civil servants. But that list did not include members of the intelligence community.

Joe Davidson, Federal Diary columnist for The Washington Post, discussed the issue with Capital Insider.

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Making government more agile

May 6, 2013 - 03:20 PM
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Most people think of the U.S. government as a stale, stodgy bureaucracy. But federal agencies are on the cusp of something big. They're embracing concepts like big data, cloud computing, and algorithms.

Mark Forman, president of Government Transaction Services, discussed the issue with Capital Insider.

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Bill would shift FEHBP holders to Obamacare

May 2, 2013 - 02:35 PM
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This month, Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI) introduced legislation that would move federal workers, President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Congress off of their current health plan and on to Obamacare.

Francis Rose, host of "In Depth with Francis Rose" on Federal News Radio, discussed that and other top government issues with Capital Insider.

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The most innovative agencies in government

May 1, 2013 - 02:30 PM
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Earlier this month, we pointed out a disconcerting trend -- job satisfaction among federal workers declined for the second straight year, and hit its lowest point since 2003. This week, we learned innovation is down too.

Dan Helfrich, federal strategy consultant for Deloitte, discussed the issue with Capital Insider.

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