Acquisition
Buying fast, buying better
Acuqisition professionals should strive for accuracy, but not at the expense of speed, writes Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
NARA plans declassification review for 400 million pages
The National Archives and Records Administration plans to use social media tools to find out which records to declassify first from its 400 million-plus page backlog.
People
Commission vote leaves 3-year pay freeze proposal in limbo
The commission proposes a three-year federal employee pay freeze while scaling back the size of the federal workforce by 10 percent.
People
VA, GAO fight over system development process
The Veterans Affairs Department and Government Accountability Office are fighting over an IT development process omission that could have broader implications.
Modernization
Revealed: The best agencies to work for
The website Best Places to Work in the Federal Government, produced by the Partnership for Public Service and American University's Institute for the Study of Public Policy Implementation, ranks employee satisfaction at 290 government organizations.
Cybersecurity
Agencies balk at clearance reciprocity
Federal agencies are still reluctant to honor personnel security clearances granted by other agencies or organizations, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Digital Government
No, not death panel … DEBT panel
Well, it doesn’t look like the president’s bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility ventured too far from the recommendations released last month by the two chairmen of the panel.
Digital Government
Consumer complaint website will test wisdom of crowds
Agency approval of a March 2011 launch of online tool for reports on harmful products promises unprecedented information, risk of defamation.
Modernization
NASA tech chief shares keys to building internal cloud
Chris Kemp says private cloud efforts can be first step toward use of public platforms.
Cybersecurity
GSA switch to cloud-based e-mail sparks security debate
Possibility that information could be hosted on foreign-based servers causes concern.
Digital Government
Loopholes in global aviation system pose challenges to effective screening, officials say
Legal and cultural differences among countries could be roadblocks to developing standard security measures.
People