Modernization
DISA foresees no hiccups in switch to new Internet protocol
Transition to IPv6 later this year likely to be easier for Defense Department than for commercial users, official says.
Cybersecurity
If government shuts down, bye-bye BlackBerry
The law could force agencies to sever access to Web mail and portable Internet devices.
Digital Government
Contractors would share the pain of a government shutdown
Veterans of past closings advise companies to talk with procurement officials to prepare for the possibility of halting operations.
People
House rejects freeze of merit-based pay increases
By a wide margin, the House on Feb. 19 rejected a measure that would have extended the federal pay freeze to merit-based pay increases. It would have jeopardized step increases for hundreds of thousands of federal employees paid under the General Schedule pay system.
Modernization
Agencies must determine computer security teams in face of potential federal shutdown
The number of essential IT staff members needed during a government shutdown would be much larger than in the monthlong furlough of 1995. Then, the focus was not on guarding the nation's systems against a cyberattack.
Digital Government
Top CBP procurement execs show lighter side at Industry Day
Many of the top IT and procurement officials at Customs and Border Protection were on hand to share information and a few candid remarks at Tuesday's Industry Day.
Digital Government
DOD seeks to cut, downgrade executive jobs
The Defense Department is in the process of cutting 209 civilian senior executive positions, with 126 to be eliminated and 83 downgraded.
Digital Government
What happens (and what doesn't) if the government shuts down?
Tell us what your agency won't be doing if the government shuts down.
Cybersecurity
Converting contract IT workers to employees saved $27M, official says
Converting IT contracting jobs into federal jobs is said to have provided $27 million in savings for the enterprise IT division at Customs and Border Protection.
Acquisition
How close is too close for contracting officers and contractors?
FCW readers are puzzled by Sen. Claire McCaskill's recent comments about the dangers of contracting officers and vendors becoming pals.
People
Valuable lessons to consider before reorganizing the federal government
The government’s experience in setting up the Homeland Security Department provides a cautionary tale for the Obama administration as it starts to reorganize the government, experts say.
People
Benefits of contract management need no proof
Many experts support the notion that investing more resources in contract management will yield savings. But they question whether we need to test the theory.
People