Acquisition
Social contract
The world of federal procurement and acquisition policy is about as insular as it gets in nonclassified government.
People
Lawmakers want to shake out TARP fraud with tech
A standardized, Web-accessible database showing how TARP money is spent could make it easier to detect fraud in the program, according to experts.
Modernization
Federal sites rapped over accessibility problems
When the revamped Recovery.gov went live this month, advocates for people with disabilities noticed the site had accessibility limitations. Other sites also have lapses in complying with accessibility laws.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service doesn't keep IT needs secret
The Secret Service wants industry to help it shape procurement plans for the first phase of a wide-ranging information technology overhaul.
Cybersecurity
Pointers
Federal URL shortener makes sense; Browser wars heat up; Is there any pie Google doesn't have its fingers in?; Stupid spammer tricks.
Modernization
Windows 7: Small step for Vista or giant leap?
Is Windows 7 a major advance over Windows Vista, or just a service pack in a new-product box?
Digital Government
Deja Vista: That's the impression that we got about Windows 7
With the release of Windows 7 yesterday, GCN Lab Director John Breeden responds to reader comments about his review of Microsoft's next-generation operating system.
People
Senate bill would kill DOD performance pay, curtail sole-source contracts
The act would end the government's pay-for-performance system used for about 200,000 federal employees.
Digital Government
Milcom speakers dwell on communications and collaboration
Integrating communications networks and defense systems, which lie at the heart of convergence, is tough but necessary.
Modernization
State's games aim to teach Middle Eastern youth about U.S. culture
Government Computer News
Digital Government