Digital Government

Former federal contractor gets jail time for falsifying immigration records

Fraud allowed illegal immigrants to get passports; case represents larger insider threat problem.

People

DC ranks in top 10 cities that support formal telework policies

A Microsoft survey ranks the nation's capital seventh in supporting formal telework programs.

Digital Government

Identity theft concerning IRS goes through the roof, official reports

Taxpayers learn identity thieves got their tax refund checks only after the IRS tells them.

Acquisition

5 ideas for improving the acquisition process

Five experts share their ideas for improving different steps of the acquisition life cycle.

People

Budget battles: Transparency sites take a major hit

Cuts to the E-Government Fund jeopardize President Barack Obama's transparency initiatives.

People

Want to be successful? Support your frontline managers.

Helping frontline managers get their jobs done is one of the most important activities for a leader, writes John M. Kamensky, a senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government.

People

The VA Acquisition Academy: A model worth building on?

The Veterans Affairs Department sees an opportunity to develop a better acquisition workforce.

Ideas

Primary Sourcing Meets Crowd Sourcing

People

Has Obama administration dropped the ball on performance-based acquisition?

Steve Kelman traces continuity of management approaches through three presidential administrations.

Modernization

Research company sees acceleration in federal innovation

The federal government has become more innovative in the past 24 months and looks likely to continue on that path, according to a new report.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Recommendations

Modernization

SSA's new data center vulnerable to hurricanes and tornadoes, consultant says

The Social Security Administration rejected a consultant's recommendation to build its new data center to a higher level of protection against strong winds.

Digital Government

Senior Army acquisition official resigns

Michael O'Neill abruptly resigned from his position as assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition.

People

Shay Assad becomes director of defense pricing

Shay Assad, a senior procurement policy official at the Defense Department, is now the director of defense pricing.

Modernization

Issa rejects federal transparency bill

Rep. Darrell Issa says the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee won't consider a federal transparency bill.

People

Federal procurement turns green

A new acquisition regulation imposes standards for environmental friendliness and sustainability on federal procurements.