Digital Government
Defense revises rule on contractor business systems
New proposal lowers the amount the government can withhold from contractors that don't do enough to protect against waste, fraud and abuse.
Digital Government
SEC scraps plans for new data center
The move marks the second time the agency abandons efforts to find a home for one of the two information centers it maintains.
Digital Government
Bill would require WiFi in federal buildings to spare commercial bandwidth
Two senators have proposed legislation to add wireless base stations to federal buildings to ease pressure on commercial wireless networks.
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