Acquisition
Obama ties funding to declining debt in proposal
President Obama has proposed across-the-board spending cuts tied to the debt, but left unclear the impacts on IT, workforce and other programs.
People
Improving the purchase card program
The government purchase card has made procuring low-cost items much easier, but there are ways the program could be improved, writes Steve Kelman.
Modernization
VA contracting officers may face penalty for poor recordkeeping
A senior Veterans Affairs Department official plans to propose a penalty for contracting officers if they don't file contracting information into the VA's database.
People
IT bill would hold CIOs accountable, step up oversight
Senators have introduced legislation that would require agency CIOs to conduct a review of an IT project if it deviates 20 percent or more from its baseline cost estimate.
Cybersecurity
DHS corrects contractor miscount
How many contractors work for DHS? If you said 210,000, based on a figure provided by contractor LMI, guess again.
Digital Government
Digital oil: What is it?
Vivek Kundra speaks about the "black gold" of the future: digital infrastructure.
Digital Government
NOAA eyes upgrade of outdated tsunami warning centers
Stations in Hawaii and Alaska should have common hardware and software to process increased amounts of data.
Cybersecurity