The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Wednesday the 23th of May, 2012 Four of the Secret Service employees who were dismissed for inappropriate conduct in Colombia last month are fighting back. The Washington Post reports, the agents are arguing that the agency is making them scapegoats for behavior that the Secret Service hasRead… Read more »
This week on the DorobekINSIDER, Chris spoke with Karen Evans, the national director of the US Cyber Challenge. Evans discussed her organization and its mission and unique approach to improving U.S. cybersecurity efforts. The US Cyber Challenge is an online talent competition, developed to help move 10,000 people into the cybersecurity profession. In short:Read… Read more »
On the program today for Tuesday May 22, 2012 Karen Evans, the OMB administrator for e-government and IT, talks about the departure of Howard Schmidt as the first White House cyber-security coordinator and we’ll talk about his replacement. We’re also going to start our series looking at groups that are helping Veterans — theRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Tuesday the 22th of May, 2012 The Congressional Budget Office says letting feds partially retire could save the government more than $420 million in the next 9 years. Under the bill, a fed could work part time while taking a partial salary and get a part ofRead… Read more »
This week on the DorobekINSIDER, Chris Dorobek spoke with Karen Evans, the national director of US Cyber Challenge. Among other cybersecurity issues, Karen discussed soon-to-be-retired Howard Schmidt’s tenure as the White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and the challenges facing his successor, Michael Daniel. Evans argues that Howard Schmidt brought a lot of attention to the complicatedRead… Read more »
Memorial day is coming up, it’s a change for GovLoop to honor the servicemen and women charged with protecting the United States by featuring someone from a foundation or program which aims to assist soldiers and veterans every day this week. Our first feature is Sandy Lehmkuhler, founder and executive director of the Warrior Foundation.Read… Read more »
On today’s program for Monday May 21st, 2012 The TSA is up against an almost impossible task — protecting more than 2 million travelers each day — but are they up for the task? We talk to the former TSA administrator Kip Hawley. To get the best talent — you need to match google,Read… Read more »
Since 2001 the Transportation Security Administration has had an almost impossible job — protect the 2 million people who fly in an out of US airports. But how effective is this beleaguered agency, and is it really keeping us safe from terrorism? Kip Hawley is the former TSA administrator and the author of a newRead… Read more »
I came across this gem via Peter Stoyko’s blog; it’s the Valve employee handbook. Before I share my thoughts, here is what Peter had this to say about it: Behold: the employee-orientation manual of the future; except, I hasten to add, this manual is for an extremely successful company from the here and now, theRead… Read more »
The SEVEN stories that impact your life for Monday the 21st th of May, 2012 Despite a threat of veto from the White House the House has cleared a more than six hundred billion dollar defense budget blueprint. The authorization bill is for 2013 and includes more than a half trillion dollars for the Pentagon’sRead… Read more »