Digital Government
Sony names first chief information security officer
Company brings in former DHS official Philip Reitinger after massive hacking attack.
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.
Digital Government