Digital Government

TRICARE kicks off procurement for Defense/VA pharmacy system

Electronic system eventually will manage 190 million prescriptions a year for the two departments.

Acquisition

How common biases can mess with spending decisions

Three biases often make it difficult for leaders to reach a consensus, writes Decision Lens' Kevin Connor.

Modernization

How data center consolidation prep work has its own rewards

Inventory management efforts can help agencies save money in numerous ways, writes Christopher Stacy, a senior associate at Pace Harmon.

Modernization

After the executive order: Will IT devices prove their worth?

President Obama's Nov. 9 executive order has a clear intent: To limit the number of IT devices.

Digital Government

Defense bill passes after lengthy debate

While measures pertaining to military detention of suspected terrorists dominated the debate, the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act will also affect defense IT.

People

VA hands out employee bonuses too easily, audit finds

Federal auditors found that the majority of bonus payments made to retain key employees at Veterans Affairs agencies were lacking in proper justifications and documentations.

People

Federal agencies ranked on Twitter engagement

Do your tweets get reaction and retweeting, or does Twitter feel like you are shouting down a well?

Ideas

Navigating the Hatch Act in the Internet Age

Digital Government

Will feds accept yet another pay freeze?

A new proposal to extend the federal pay freeze an additional three years could be too much of a sacrifice for even the most loyal feds.

Digital Government

Earl Devaney to resign from Recovery board

Earl Devaney, who chairs the board overseeing economic stimulus law spending, is retiring after 41 years of federal service, according to a news report.

Digital Government

Former Marine protests tech transfer, claims retaliation

Medal of Honor winner sought to block a plan to give advanced rifle scopes to Pakistan, then his boss and a Navy SPAWAR program manager portrayed him as mentally unstable.

Digital Government

SBA's Joe Jordan heads to OMB as special assistant

Top official's departure spins off new procurement role at OMB.