February 2011

GPRA Revisited: The GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 19:48 |

By Tim Jaques, PMP

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Online Shopping Mall Promotes Best Practices

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 19:46 |

The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) has created an online repository of project management tools intended to improve services acquisitions.

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DoD Announces Program Cuts

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 17:49 |

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced a series of proposals to cut more than $150 billion from the defense budget over the next five years. The efficiency proposals reflect practices that have been increasingly encouraged among the Administration in recent months: cutting inefficient or duplicative programs to create budget reductions.

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In Focus: Requirements Gathering

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 17:47 |

Adapted from The Project Management Answer Book, by Jeff Furman, PMP (2011, Management Concepts).

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OMB Surveys Agencies on Risk Management Techniques

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 17:41 |

In the wake of the WikiLeaks release of classified information, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is surveying federal agencies to assess their internal measures to protect classified information.

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Planned Program Changes Hang In the Balance Following Resignation

Tuesday, 01 February 2011 17:40 |

Arnold Fields, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, resigned on January 10 amid criticism of his leadership from members of Congress. Less than a week earlier, on January 4, Fields had announced organizational changes that aimed to increase use of risk assessment techniques. Whether those changes will be implemented is now unclear.

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