Digital Government
Death of pay-for-performance: For better or worse?
Some feds say NSPS was a bad idea from the start, but others say it was a good idea gone sour.
Modernization
CGI gets $29 million financial services hosting contract from GSA
CGI Federal will transition the General Services Administration to a new financial management system under a $29 million contract.
Cybersecurity
DHS Web sites vulnerable to hackers, IG says
The DHS inspector general has found vulnerabilities related to uneven security patch management in the department's nine most popular Web sites.
Digital Government
Report: Identity theft is more prevalent than IRS data shows
GAO recommends stronger performance measures to assess whether fraud-detection initiatives are effective.
Digital Government
GAO: Treasury improves financial bailout program communications
But critics say the department doesn't show more important data such as how recipients have used the funds and how much the investments are worth.
Digital Government
State to award social networking grants in Middle East, Africa
New project attempts to build democracies in a less confrontational way and support a long-term movement for more representative government in those regions, scholar says.
Digital Government
Family members charged with selling counterfeit computer chips
The Washington Post
Modernization
First wave from states will test Recovery.gov's stimulus reporting mettle
The redesigned site's workload is set to increase.
Digital Government
A Transition Council - That's the Ticket
The Defense Department has spent almost $1 billion to develop as new personnel and pay system called the Defense Integrated Military Human Resources System, or DIMHRS. And what has it got? Bubkes, said Congress in its final version of the <a href=http://armedservices.house.gov/>fiscal 2010 Defense authorization act</a>, which a Senate-House conference approved on Wednesday.
Ideas
Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Hey, this could be a great idea: Congressional committees could post links on their Web sites to something called live webcasts of Hill hearings, allowing the press and public alike to watch and listen virtually from their homes or offices -- without spending time fighting traffic or contributing to greenhouse emissions.
Modernization
Obama bans texting while driving
An executive order forbidding federal employees to send or read messages while driving on the job is intended to attack the problem of distracted driving.
Modernization
Marine Corps wants green IT partnership with Army, industry
The Marine Corps wants to collaborate with the Army and industry on green IT systems that would lighten the logistical loads for warfighters.
Digital Government