People

Senators want changes on overlapping programs

Agencies and OMB can expect a letter soon from senators to get their response to a recent oversight report that exposes the number of ongoing programs that perform the same function.

People

GSA adds electric cars to federal fleet; many more to come

The federal motor pool gets a little greener with the addition of electric cars.

Digital Government

Double Mint gum doesn't work in government

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Digital Government

Cooperation is in the eye of the beholder

A study comparing American and Chinese workers found differences in perceptions of cooperative behaviors.

Acquisition

Reporting political contributions would be bad for business, senator warns

Efforts to bolster competition and reach small businesses would be hurt if the administration begins to require companies to include political contributions in their contract bids, a senator says.

Digital Government

'IT' reaches new, set-aside status

Acronyms can upset someone who doesn't understand the terms because they're left out of the discussion.

Modernization

Budget cuts hit e-gov efforts hard

Thanks to a 75 percent cut in funding, the White House is killing some e-gov and Government 2.0 efforts, halting advances on others.

Modernization

DOD CIO presses on to uncertain future

Even though her office is in organizational limbo for now, Teri Takai is hard at work hammering out military cloud strategies and critical partnerships.

People

DHS plans to grow cybersecurity workforce by 50 percent

The Homeland Security Department's cybersecurity workforce will grow by more than 50 percent by October 2012, a DHS official says.

Digital Government

SSA aims for face-to-face customer service online

The Social Security Administration considers adding videoconferencing to its customer service toolkit.

Digital Government

Gender and job satisfaction in the federal government

A new survey says women who work for the government are less satisfied than men regarding fairness and empowerment at the workplace.

Digital Government

Into the Budget Morass

A delayed project to improve immigration processing is pulling resources and morale off course.