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NOAA eyes upgrade of outdated tsunami warning centers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
Legislation would tighten intell IT oversight
Program officers would have to tell the director of national intelligence about their IT projects before they could spend money if a new spending bill becomes law.
Acquisition
Costs jumped on VA's Wi-Fi contract, IG says
The Veterans Affairs Department rushed through procuring Wi-Fi at 236 VA facilities, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
Modernization