Digital Government
White House throws some cybersecurity policy control to Congress
Officials want fast implementation of eventual cybersecurity legislation.
People
Maryland receives $7.7M grant for federal jobs
The U.S. Department of Labor awards Maryland a grant to prepare for new federal jobs coming to the area due to base realignment and closures.
Acquisition
Congressman wants to halt insourcing
Republican congressman, expressing concern for small businesses, urges a moratorium on returning formerly contracted work to the government.
People
Report: Number of teleworkers declined in 2010
Report on teleworking found the dip in 2010 was largely due to psychological factors and not technological barriers.
Acquisition
Biz groups want Congress to protect outsourcing
A coalition of business groups is asking Congress to uphold outsourcing and limit insourcing in the upcoming fiscal 2012 spending bills.
Digital Government
VA picks vendor for open-source ecosystem
The Veterans Affairs Department has selected a small business as the custodial agent for an open-source ecosystem development program to modernize the VA's VistA electronic health record system.
Acquisition
Turnabout: GSA pulls back major contract
After apparently awarding a contract to small businesses, GSA rescinds it almost immediately and urges bidders to rethink their prices.
People
Some clearances based on faked screenings, review finds
Some clearance investigators are not actually doing all the work they claim to be, review reveals.
Cybersecurity
Hacker groups snipe each other
As LulzSec and Anonymous team up to hack government websites, a third group emerges.
Modernization
Cloud security may be the easiest problem to solve
The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program requirements for authorizing the use of cloud services are expected soon, but security might be the simplest issue to solve in the federal adoption of cloud computing.
Digital Government