People
Fed employee pay freeze becomes law
A new law funds the government through March and freezes civilian federal employees' pay for the next two fiscal years.
People
Federal IT employees face good prospects in commercial job market
Federal IT employees interested in moving to the private sector should have no problem finding a job, as long as they tailor their résumés to specific positions and keep pace with new technology developments.
Digital Government
Expert Dialogue: The Obama IT Agenda
Your chance to ask questions about the administration's 25-point plan for overhauling how the government purchases and manages information technology.
Digital Government
White House press secretary tweets his public
The White House press secretary mostly avoided the tough questions.
Digital Government
HHS opens registration for e-health records incentive program
Doctors will be able to earn tens of thousands of dollars by making meaningful use of computer files.
Modernization
DISA poised to become Pentagon's top cloud computing supplier
Technology officer says agency can offer secure and backed-up cloud services globally.
Modernization
Labor looks to contractor for more help with financial management
Industry sources familiar with Global Computer Enterprises' original contract suspect department might need the vendor's assistance to fix accounting flaws unrelated to the system.
Digital Government
Dodaro is new comptroller general
Gene Dodaro was sworn in Dec. 30 as the comptroller general of the United States and head of the Government Accountability Office.
People
White House steps up federal recruiting efforts
The Obama administration will start programs to establish clear paths for the recruitment and hiring of students and recent graduates for entry-level federal jobs.
Digital Government
It’s cold out there
The holidays are over. And a freeze is now upon the land. Soon the new gang will get into town. Washington, that is. And then the fun will start anew.
Acquisition
NIH agency tests waters with hybrid procurement
NIEHS is planning an enterprise IT services deal in which the contractor could provide support through a variety of procurement approaches.
Cybersecurity
Report: WikiLeaks source exploited security flaw
A State Department program lacked a feature that might have alerted officials to the unauthorized download of diplomatic cables.
Acquisition
IRS announces TIPSS-4 winners
TIPSS-4 contractors will provide support services to help the IRS maintain and update its large portfolio of legacy tax systems.
People
GPO head Tapella resigns
Bob Tapella, who had been public printer since 2007, will be replaced on an interim basis by the Deputy Public Printer Paul Erickson
Modernization