Digital Government

GOP proposal would avoid DOD spending cuts. Guess how.

Details of the Republican plan to preserve DOD spending in the era of sequestration aren't clear, but it looks like the workforce is once more on the table.

Acquisition

GSA set to review struggling acquisition systems project

GSA has assembled a team to delve into problems with an effort to modernize and consolidate its universe of acquistion systems.

Modernization

Should you trade data ownership for 'any device' access?

When we give up ownership of information and resources in favor of anywhere, any-device access, we risk trading down on security in the process.

Digital Government

The fix for fraud that government isn't using

Continuous Transaction Analytics technology might help government in its war on waste, but an industry insider says not enough agencies use it -- or even know about it.

Digital Government

GAO upends Justice's identity card project

The department picked a contractor for handling network logon credentials without considering the best value, the watchdog agency concluded.

Digital Government

Getting Ready to Get Out

People

Expect mobility strategy to broaden

The Obama administration is developing a broader strategy for mobile devices in agencies.

People

NASA knowledge management database used rarely

NASA's Inspector General is raising questions about the future viability of one of NASA's knowledge management systems

Modernization

Energy not ready for public cloud

As many agencies migrate services to public cloud environments, the Energy Department is holding back.

Acquisition

DOD competes more services than products

The Defense Department holds more open competitions when seeking services than when seeking products, audit finds.

Digital Government

VHA fails on improper payments targets

The Veterans Health Administration had high error rates in payments on four programs, according to a new federal audit.

People

IRMCO's 50-year run is at an end

The venerable federal conference has outlived its usefulness, its organizers say, and the time has come for something new.