People
Meet OMB's new point person on the acquisition workforce
Joanie Newhart, a veteran in the government procurement arena, will lead the Office of Management and Budget’s efforts on building up the acquisition workforce.
People
Telework: Senate gives unanimous thumbs up
The Senate has unanimously approved the Telework Enhancement Act, which would give federal employees presumptive eligibility to telework and ensure that telework is part of continuity-of-operations planning.
Digital Government
Army apps competition sparks soldiers' ingenuity
The Apps for Army program is the Army’s first internal application development challenge and one of the first for the federal government.
Digital Government
ACT/IAC awards innovators for working across borders
The 2010 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards went to states, federal agencies and an academy for their creative work.
Digital Government
Taking the pulse of Harvard graduating seniors
Blogger Steve Kelman finds that this year’s grads are finding ways to adapt to the changing economic scene.
Cybersecurity
DHS official stresses cybersecurity is industry's responsibility
Richard Marshall tells contractors 'I have a right to sue you' if a product fails to protect federal networks.
Digital Government
House panel tells Army to renegotiate integration contract with Boeing
The service says it is in the final stages of reworking the pact and the contractual relationship with the company has changed.
Digital Government
Internet isn't the agent of regime change some hoped for
Experts say the Web has limited power in fomenting political shifts, and dictators have learned how to use the Internet for their own ends.
Digital Government
Digital technology will speed search-and-rescue efforts
New system will pinpoint distressed parties' location within minutes, rather than hours.
Digital Government
GAO: Multiple Award Schedules program suffers from dearth of data
Electronic purchasing tools provide limited information and hinder GSA's ability to meet customer needs, report says.
Acquisition
Senate votes to expand access Federal Supply Schedules
The Senate has passed the Federal Supply Schedules Usage Act, which would make permanent programs that allow states and local governments buy goods and services from the General Services Administration’s Multiple Award Schedules program’s contracts.
Digital Government
Next GPO head must guide agency to the digital future
William Boarman, nominated to be the next public printer, would face the challenge of maintaining traditional printing skills with an aging workforce while adapting the 150-year-old Government Printing Office to an increasingly digital world.
Modernization
Getting to 'yes' in the federal cloud
Cloud computing will be widely adopted and will transform the way federal agencies operate, but it won't happen until managers figure out how to exploit cloud computing models, writes Mark Forman of KPMG.
Digital Government