Forget Fort Knox. The Smithsonian Institute is arguably America’s greatest treasure trove as it captures and preserves our national story via historical objects and information. As Ed O’Keefe reported last week in the Federal Eye, sometimes the elements of that story surprise you: Smithsonian’s hidden car cache (Video) The video in that links take youRead… Read more »
The gulf oil spill was apparently enough to cause a government shuffle. It was announced yesterday that 2 new agencies will be made to make sure that energy development is promoted and safety is enforced. According to the Washington Post the 2 new agencies will come out of a split of the Bureau of OceanRead… Read more »
President Obama’s seeing red…tape, that is. And he’s asked every Federal agency to consider cutting it out. Lori Montgomery of the Washington Post reported today in this article: Obama orders all fed agencies to review regulations A few more details are found below: President Obama on Tuesday ordered every federal agency to conduct a systematicRead… Read more »
Most federal employees would agree that it’s already pretty cold when it comes to payroll with the pay freeze but federal govies might need to prepare for another winter storm: 2 week furloughs. Just posted today by Ed O’Keefe of the Washington Post a plan to enforce a 2 week unpaid vacation for feds hasRead… Read more »
Next week President Obama will grace you’re television screen and tell you how he thinks the nation is doing. This will be the Presidents third State of the Union Address. What will he say about recession? The war in the Middle East? No one knows for sure. Earlier this week Amanda Zamora of the WashingtonRead… Read more »
It looks like they’re playing musical chairs at the White House. Al Kamen at the Washington Post reports on all the staff changes on President Obama’s team: The Obama staff shuffle kicks into high gear A quick excerpt: Busy days ahead for movers in President Obama‘s West Wing. Wednesday is move-in day for the newRead… Read more »
Like you, I am deeply disturbed by the Rep. Giffords shooting in Arizona. While the shooter clearly suffers from mental instability, the level of animosity in America towards public servants – from executive, legislative and judicial branches to Federal, state and local government – appears to be at an unprecedented high. But is the actualRead… Read more »
The United State Postal Service is really trying to make money and it looks like they mean business. Announced today in the Washington Post USPS will start selling gift cards come May. Coming soon to a post office near you: Gift cards “Gift card sales rose during the holiday season and 5 percent overall inRead… Read more »
It looks like the WikiLeaks fiasco has generated something akin to a security tsunami, crashing into agencies and forcing them to take a closer look at their information protection protocols. Ed O’Keefe at the Washington Post shares some perspective in this post: WikiLeaks prompts government to order detailed security reviews Ed explains: The WikiLeaks sagaRead… Read more »
Enough of the looking back! It’s time to set our sights on what awaits in 2011. And it’s shaping up to be a earth-shaking year in government. Here are the issues where Ed O’Keefe has fixed his keen Federal Eye in 2011: 10 things to watch across government in 2011 Here are a couple ofRead… Read more »