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Panel seeks tracking, displaying federal spending data Dec 20, 2011 The government does a poor job of collecting and posting data on how trillions of dollars are spent each year, according to a presidentially chartered group of senior federal officials. Read Comments (7) Recommend Open-government groups protest rule allowing federal officials to lie Open-government groups are fighting a proposed Justice Department rule to allow federal law enforcement agencies to lie about the existence of government documents being sought by the public. (6) Software that predicts the future: Does it really help? For the IRS, a type of software known as predictive analytics may offer one means of deciding which taxpayers most likely warrant an audit. The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general has just begun using analytics to identify high-risk contracts. And at least one agency is exploring the technology as a means of predicting which of its employees will be retiring soon. (2) Space shuttle program officially ends CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Without ceremony, a NASA program that launched 135 missions over 30 years — the final one in July — morphed into the new Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement Office, which began operations Thursday. (6) NRC ‘knowledge center' helps younger employees benefit from experts' experience The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last fall began identifying hundreds of employees with expertise it deems too valuable to lose. (3)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (274) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (104) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (75) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (63) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (62) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13647) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11256) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10826) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8442) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33954) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25027) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	Program Management News Panel seeks tracking, displaying federal spending data The government does a poor job of collecting and posting data on how trillions of dollars are spent each year, according to a presidentially chartered group of senior federal officials. (7) Open-government groups protest rule allowing federal officials to lie Open-government groups are fighting a proposed Justice Department rule to allow federal law enforcement agencies to lie about the existence of government documents being sought by the public. (6) Software that predicts the future: Does it really help? For the IRS, a type of software known as predictive analytics may offer one means of deciding which taxpayers most likely warrant an audit. The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general has just begun using analytics to identify high-risk contracts. And at least one agency is exploring the technology as a means of predicting which of its employees will be retiring soon. (2) Space shuttle program officially ends CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Without ceremony, a NASA program that launched 135 missions over 30 years — the final one in July — morphed into the new Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement Office, which began operations Thursday. (6) NRC ‘knowledge center' helps younger employees benefit from experts' experience The Nuclear Regulatory Commission last fall began identifying hundreds of employees with expertise it deems too valuable to lose. (3) More Headlines House panel proposes cutting NASA's budget Bill would partially fund key weather satellite Fewer prosecuted in benefits program fraud Cost-benefit analysis of new rules grows little under proponent of technique House panel seeks more transparency in grant awards Backlog grows for Social Security benefits appeals HHS employs predictive modeling to fight Medicare fraud Veteran trapped, like many, in disability paperwork backlog Looming gap in weather satellites threatens forecasting Intel agencies aim to automate secrecy Comments slow down rules process CIA official calls for reform of secrecy system Agencies outline plans to reduce regulations Low-profile agency shines in wake of bin Laden mission Bin Laden killing shows off agency cooperation Finalists announced for Service to America awards Survey shows strong public support for federal websites Americans depend more on federal aid than ever Performance improvement officers lack support of agency leaders 2011 cuts target many agencies, programs Search the Program Management Archives for more News