Obama Names Killefer as Federal Accountability Chief (Update2)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama said he is naming management consultant Nancy Killefer to ?scour? the budget, wring inefficiencies out of federal programs and establish more accountability in government.

Obama creates watchdog post for federal programs
President-elect Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he is creating a new high-level position to wring waste and inefficiencies from government as part of a broader push to bring more discipline to federal spending.

Obama?s government performance officer tried to shape up the IRS
By MICHAEL J. SNIFFEN WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama?s choice to shape up federal agencies is a longtime senior partner at a leading consulting firm who also tried to modernize the IRS and push the tax agency to pursue corporate and high-income tax cheats more aggressively. Nancy Killefer is returning to government from McKinsey & Co. to take a White House job that Obama has created ...

Nigeria: Federal Government Tasked on the Physically Challenged
Lagos ? Federal Government has been urged to provide enabling environment that would protect physically challenged children in the society, particularly those with down syndrome disorder, as the disease comes with several other medical problems including heart problems.

Leaders compile wish lists for federal stimulus funds
For now they're just wish lists, but local government leaders are submitting proposals for a variety of projects they hope to pay for at least in part with federal economic stimulus dollars.

Federal Government Still Hiring Across the Metro
Finding a job during a recession is a challenge for many unemployed people across the metro area. But there is one big employer who's still hiring right now - the Federal Government. FOX 4's John Pepitone has the report.

Federal government is hiring hundreds in St. Louis area
Federal government is hiring hundreds in St. Louis area

Federal aid needed to stop developers who flout rules
KUANTAN: Pahang wants the Federal Government to help it take action against developers who violate rules on hillside development.

Nigeria: Federal Government Moves to Implement TSPG Project as Ghana Invests $775 Million on NG Plant
Lagos ? THE Federal Government has expressed Nigeria's commitment to the implementation of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) project.

Government unveils unit pricing details
Supermarkets will be required to display and advertise the unit price of all packaged grocery items by the end of this year, under a federal government plan.

Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs - such as Social Security and Medicare - would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending. Obama made the pledge but provided few details as he named Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer, creating a new White House position aimed at ...

Government unveils unit pricing details
SUPERMARKETS will be required to display and advertise the unit price of all packaged grocery items by the end of this year, under a federal government plan.

Obama names special watchdog to help control federal spending
WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs ? such as Social Security and Medicare ? would be ?a central part? of his effort to control federal spending.

Obama names government watchdog
WASHINGTON ? President-elect Barack Obama said today that reforming massive government entitlement programs ? such as Social Security and Medicare ? would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending.

Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs - such as Social Security and Medicare - would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending. Obama made the pledge but provided few details as he named Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer, creating a new White House position aimed at eliminating ...

Obama names special watchdog for federal spending
By JENNIFER LOVEN President-elect Barack Obama said Wednesday that reforming massive government entitlement programs - such as Social Security and Medicare - would be "a central part" of his effort to control federal spending. Obama made the pledge but provided few details as he named Nancy Killefer as his administration's chief performance officer, creating a new White House position aimed at ...

Obama names "chief performance officer" to control federal budget
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday named a "chief performance officer," a newly-created position that would oversee the federal budget and reform government. "We can no longer afford to sustain the old ways when we know there are new and more efficient ways to getting the job done," Obama told a news conference at his transition headquarters in Washington as he named Nancy Killefer for ...

Mayor invites Rudd to town to host federal cabinet
Tenterfield Shire Council has invited the Federal Government to hold a cabinet meeting at the School of Arts.

A Porn Bailout? Adult Entertainment Industry Seeks Government Assistance
First it was America?s banks that needed a hand from the federal government. Then it was U.S. automakers . Next came the steel industry. And now this week it?s the porn industry that?s claiming it needs a cash infusion from the U.S. government in order to survive the recession.

Obama Names Nancy Killefer to New Federal Budget/Reformer Position
WASHINGTON (Xinhua) -- U.S. President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday named a "chief performance officer," a newly-created position that would oversee the federal budget and reform government.