Acquisition
DOD tripped up by low staffing, poor planning
Officials will end relatively few contracts by their closeout date because 90 percent are already overdue.
Acquisition
Procurement shops to become more automated
The regulatory-laden federal procurement process is tough to turn in any new direction, but younger employees and tighter budgets might move it slightly.
Cybersecurity
Coast Guard CIO still needs full authority, audit finds
The Coast Guard's new IT management strategic plan and acquisition guidance earned kudos, but the CIO still does not have sufficient oversight authority, an audit concluded.
People
Army's new network strategy to guide acquisition, budget decisions
The Army's Network Integration Evaluation is modernizing the way the Army develops, acquires and fields technology, and is also helping guide decision-making in austere budget conditions.
Digital Government
NSF unveils plan to spur workplace flexibility, STEM careers
More work/life balance is in the works for NSF researchers and scientists.
People
OMB head: Federal workers could face more sacrifices
Feds: Think you've suffered enough? Jacob Lew says you could be in for more pain.
Digital Government
FCC's controversial Net Neutrality rules take effect Nov. 20
Government Computer News
Digital Government
VA CIO forecasts in-house mobile apps store
The department will meet a self-imposed deadline to field tablet computers and smartphones on Oct. 1.
Digital Government
Military continues off-label drug use, despite concerns
Defense Department's inability to track prescriptions compounds the difficulty of measuring adverse medical effects.
Digital Government
Mineral, Va., quake?: 'Yeah, we felt it.'
USGS crowdsourcing site set a record with the Aug. 23 earthquake, but has been using the wisdom of crowds to learn about seismic activity for more than a decade.
Digital Government
Federal Coach: Alfonso Batres: A leadership veteran
Alfonso Batres has spent nearly three decades working with the community-based Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Readjustment Counseling Vet Centers, starting in the field offices and heading the national program since 1994. The program, which provides counseling, family services, job assistance, medical and benefit referrals, has expanded from 200 to 300 centers in the last six years, and added 50 mobile units to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of combat veterans.
Digital Government