Digital Government

TSA to speed screening for frequent fliers in October

Enrolled participants at several airports will bypass shoe and laptop removal and pass through a dedicated screening lane for swift boarding.

Modernization

Going Mobile

Technology chiefs take on security challenges as more feds turn to smartphones and tablets.

Digital Government

Sony names first chief information security officer

Company brings in former DHS official Philip Reitinger after massive hacking attack.

Digital Government

Speed Hiring

Modernization

VA to try cloud-based collaboration tech for doctors

The Veterans Affairs Department is experimenting with cloud solutions that may eventually be extended to more than 100,000 medical personnel.

Acquisition

DOD urged to speed up small-biz contracting

With just a few weeks left in fiscal 2011, Leon Panetta warned that DOD is falling short of its departmentwide small business contracting goal.

Modernization

IRS, SSA score highest in customer satisfaction, survey says

A survey of 1,000 Americans by MeriTalk and RightNow found that federal customer service is improving.

People

OPM creates hiring pool to speed applications

Applicants can apply for multiple jobs with a single application under OPM's new pool system.

Acquisition

5 keys to improving federal procurement

Fixing the fundamentals is more important than introducing innovation, one reader argues.

Modernization

Army plans 2012 release of major IT contract

The contract, ITES-3H, will support the Army’s requirements for commercial hardware and more.

Modernization

Kundra's 'IT cartel:' Fact or fiction?

Outgoing Federal CIO says a cartel of contractors holds back progress in federal IT. Is he right, or on shaky ground? Our readers speak up.

Modernization

DOD wants its contracting offices under one roof

Defense agencies have interpreted acquisition regulations with a lot of variation, a carryover from the days of when contracts were written primarily on paper.

Digital Government

Hold on tight

Well, folks, we hope you enjoyed your Labor Day holiday. Because as Phil Piemonte explains, there will be some rough days ahead for feds after Washington kicks back into full gear.