People
Changing the game: First DNA, now info sharing
The automation of information sharing in law enforcement is running into the same kind of resistance that DNA tests once encountered.
Cybersecurity
DHS making strides in acquisition management, IG says
The Homeland Security Department is sharpening its procurement management skills as it rates a "moderate progress" score for 2009 from its inspector general.
Modernization
Spelling out protections
Here are some key excerpts from the final draft of Los Angeles’ contract with Google and Computer Sciences Corp. for cloud computing services.
Acquisition
Agencies spending stimulus bucks through no-bid contracts, GAO finds
SBA, HUD and NASA awarded 35 percent or more of their stimulus law contracts noncompetitively, according to a new GAO report.
Modernization
5 must-haves for cloud computing contracts
Experts share their tips for negotiating cloud computing agreements that protect agencies' interests and data.
People
ITIL emerges as new sheriff of IT management
Agencies are turning to the Information Technology Infrastructure Library to bring order to IT management processes, but what will that mean for their enterprise architecture efforts?
Acquisition
GAO ruling draws line on small-biz set-asides
The ruling eases the burden on certain types of small firms awarded work under contracts in which they were given "preference."
People
Retirees get back to work
Agencies' new authority to hire federal retirees for part-time government work is a win-win situation for government and employees, writes Judy Welles.
People
Performance data: 'Use it or useless'
The Obama administration wants agencies to go beyond simply measuring performance to using the feedback on a daily basis, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
The news of 2009: From buzz to bust
Some stories christened by the Buzz of Week in 2009 have proven less buzz-worthy than others.
People
3 secrets to social-media success
Sometimes we forget that successful implementation of social-media tools relies on the same business principles as any other information technology project, writes Emma Antunes.
Digital Government
This is going to change everything
Better stop thinking of enterprise architecture as mind-numbing techno-babble. Done right, EA has the potential to make sense out of the miasma of agency data and convoluted services across governments, changing how you do your job -- and delivering spot-on services to the public.
Digital Government
Mashups of stimulus spending data leads to two fraud investigations
Recovery board's application analyzes immense data sets on recipients of stimulus funds to filter out communities, programs and contractors that could indicate wrongdoing.
Cybersecurity