Archive: May 24, 2009 - May 30, 2009
Feds Gave Employees 127,000 Cash Bonuses
Ever since we first heard about the FDA's plan to buy gift cards to "incent" hard working employees to keep them, well, working hard, we wanted to know more. You may recall that the FDA deal involved the purchase of 160 "employee incentive gift cards" worth $250 each. The contract...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 28, 2009; 5:18 PM ET | Comments (21)
Stimulus, Cash and Healthcare
The debate over how to spend tens of billions in stimulus money is getting personal, it seems. Readers of the Washington Post may have noticed stories about the effort to use the massive stimulus legislation to jumpstart the creation of a nationwide network of electronic health record systems. One...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 26, 2009; 8:37 PM ET | Comments (6)
Open Government
Open government received a big boost last week -- at least according to Obama administration officials who launched new web initiatives. Government Inc. applauds anything that gives us all a better look inside. "On his first full day in office, President Obama issued his first executive order directing federal...
By Robert O'Harrow | May 26, 2009; 2:17 PM ET | Comments (1)
