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

Fraudsters exploit leaked dot-mil addresses

Scammers are using Pentagon email accounts that were exposed when hackers cracked a defense contractor's computer system to make fake online orders.

Digital Government

FCC names new managing director

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Cybersecurity

Federal data breach legislation stalls

California strengthens its breach notification requirements, as federal legislation that would replace state laws goes nowhere in Congress.

Ideas

The TSA App and Flying Pie

Modernization

Kundra: 'IT cartel' holds back government efficiency

Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra provoked an outcry with an editorial claiming that major federal contractors are holding back progress in updating federal technology.

Acquisition

DOD: Wartime contracting reforms underway

Defense officials say they have toughened prosecution of fraudulent contractors and boosted the department’s overall acquisition workforce, including contract managers.