Acquisition
GAO: Electronic waste guidance needs teeth
GSA guidelines don't carry the force of mandates, and GAO believes that the rules for electronic waste disposal needs the backing of an agency with enforcement powers.
Cybersecurity
IGs: IRS, SSA and DHS lose billions in improper payments
Inspectors general at the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration and Homeland Security Department recently drilled down on improper payments problems.
Digital Government
OMB: Consolidation power 'crucial' to leaner government
OMB official argues for the importance of giving the president the authority to merge and reorganize agencies.
Acquisition
5 ways Congress could change small-biz contracting
A House committee approved five bills that could reform several troublesome aspects of small-business contracting, including the system used to define small businesses.
Digital Government
Singapore observations
Steve Kelman's Singaporean experience translates into observations.
Digital Government
Time's best Twitter list: The Onion, Yoko Ono and ... US Census?
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Microsoft donates image-matching tools to fight child porn trafficking
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Malicious code in the IT supply chain threatens federal operations
Web of multinational vendors obscures software origins, poses national security threat, GAO says.
Cybersecurity
DHS' low morale becomes congressional matter
DHS is the newest of the federal departments and the one with the lowest morale, according to testimony at a congressional hearing.
Modernization
FISMA standards will calm cloud fears, McClure believes
The Federal Information Security Management Act will help agencies move more sensitive data to the cloud, but not until they're comfortable with the processes.
Modernization