As Public Service Recognition Week begins, the Federal Eye spoke with Max Stier, president of the Partnership for Public Service, about this week’s events, President Obama’s recent defense of government and why it’s still hard to get a job with the government: Federal Eye: What do you hope happens this week? Stier: There are twoRead… Read more »
At least 15 of the 73 federal inspectors general, auditor or whistleblower protection jobs are vacant or tied up in the Senate confirmation process, according to a new report by the Center for Public Integrity. Congress created 12 inspector general positions in 1978 and the list has grown to cover at least 69 agencies. ThoughRead… Read more »
Bill Extends Health Care Coverage to Young Adults (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees today commended Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) for introducing the FEHBP Dependent Coverage Extension Act. “This bill ensures that the dependents of federal employees will be covered through the age of 26,” said Beth Moten, AFGE Legislative Director. “CongressmanRead… Read more »
Union Says Youth Violence Directly Related to Failures of City Government (WASHINGTON) – The American Federation of Government Employees, which represents employees of the District of Columbia’s Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services, (DYRS), today said that the recent rash of youth violence can be directly attributed to failures of the city’s juvenile justice system.Read… Read more »
I spoke with John Nelson, the Privacy Officer for the Food Safety and Inspections Service at the Department of Agriculture. His efforts are at the forefront of personal privacy development and safeguarding. He aptly describes how privacy issues have far reaching affects, and why protection of personal privacy interests requires a proactive approach. The talkRead… Read more »
I was an Army wife for over 12 years, I have been through deployments galore, and when President Bush announced there would a surge in an effort to quell the violence in Iraq, my heart went out to all the soldiers who would be deployed, extended, or stop-loss’ed due to it. Everyone else was thinking-Read… Read more »
It’s Day 14 of federal efforts to stave off a massive oil spill and environmental disaster (efforts that began on Day One, in case all those reminders from the Obama administration have slipped you by.) Here’s a rundown of where things stand from a federal perspective: BY THE NUMBERS More than 2,000 volunteers are trainedRead… Read more »
Happy Monday! The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that has more cosponsors than any other in Congressional history — but will likely die once again in the Senate. For years Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) has pushed Congress to change the name of the Department of the Navy to the Department ofRead… Read more »
The Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program Committee has issued Seventh Circuit eDiscovery Pilot Program: Report on Phase One: May 20, 2009-May 1, 2010 (May 2010). Here is most of the executive summary: The Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program was initiated in May 2009 as a multi-year, multi-phase process to develop, implement, evaluate, and improveRead… Read more »
The Government has responded to the report and has agreed to almost all the recommendations. Looking at the response the question of public service culture looms large. My take is that this is going to be a difficult journey for some. Get the response here >>> http://bit.ly/bMqz1N Steve D OZloop