People
OMB nominee could be in trouble
Senators on the Budget Committee voted along party lines, with no Republicans giving her their support to the nominee to be OMB's deputy director.
Cybersecurity
DHS IG clashes with Secret Service over authority of CIO
The Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General is recommending more authority for the Secret Service Chief Information Officer.
Digital Government
Looking for help from veterans (again)
FCW wants to know what you think of the VA's new Blue Button personal health record Web application.
Digital Government
VA would keep 97 percent of employees working during shutdown
The Veterans Affairs Department released a contingency plan and field guide today describing what steps will be taken in the event of a government shutdown.
Acquisition
How to make reverse auctions even better
Steve Kelman advises FedBid on how to enhance the value of its reverse auction service.
Acquisition
Bill would put job creation pressure on contractors
A group of House members wants companies to estimate the number of jobs they would create when they win a new contract.
Digital Government
Defense audit agency gets new second-in-command
Anita Bales has served at the agency for nearly 20 years.
People
Gov 2.0 on the go: Agencies hit it big with mobile apps
Here are four examples of agencies tailoring public information and services to mobile users.
Modernization
AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile: Good or bad for federal IT?
AT&T's plan to buy T-Mobile might be a boon to agencies' mobile aspirations.
Digital Government
The verdict: Work or free time?
Mere hours from this writing on Friday afternoon, many feds either will be heaving a sigh of relief or trying to figure out what to do with their free time.
Digital Government
Free BlackBerry app can take the craziness out of conference calls
App of the Week: Research in Motion attempts to make mobile conference calling easier with a new app available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone.
People
Shutdown Watch: Government funding expires today
Continuing disagreements over spending cuts make a government shutdown almost certain.
Modernization
CIOs get to work on closing data centers
The Federal CIO Council has started a governmentwide data center consolidation task force as part of the Obama administration’s IT reform project.
People
Back-pay question has no clear answers
As the possibility of a government shutdown continues to loom, federal employees remain haunted by the prospect of not being paid for the time they miss because of a furlough.
Digital Government
Shutdown would highlight government's IT dependence, experts say
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government