Acquisition
A sneak peek at likely OFPP administrator nominee's point of view
Daniel Gordon, the apparent choice for OFPP administrator, has revealed his likely approach and philosophy on procurement issues through his public statements.
People
State struggles to track contractor data: GAO
The data contractor personnel tracking system's information is so poor that GAO said it couldn't draw conclusions or recognize trends about contractor personnel numbers.
Digital Government
Do You Text While Driving?
The Obama administration on Thursday issued an <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Executive-Order-Federal-Leadership-on-Reducing-Text-Messaging-while-Driving/">executive order</a> that bans federal employees from text messaging while driving on official government business. The order was announced on Thursday by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood at the end of a two-day summit in Washington on distracted driving. The order also encouraged federal contractors to ban text messaging while driving in connection with government business.
People
IG hits VA's use of life cycle management for IT
The Veterans Affairs Department has not been applying its life cycle management principles to all of its large IT investments, according to a new IG report.
People
Senior execs got 3.7 percent raise in fiscal 2008, OPM finds
An OPM report looks at rating and pay data for 7,467 career, non-career, and limited-term members of the SES, excluding Office of Inspector General SES members.
Digital Government
Generational Views on Privacy
A guest <a href="http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/10/is-online-privacy-a-generational-issue/">post</a> on Wired.com by Heather West of the Center for Democracy and Technology tackles whether online privacy is a generational issue. Recent studies, including one on behavioral advertising, show that those in younger age groups care most about how their information is used, and many teens and young adults have now come to expect a high level of control over their personal information.
People
Secret to her success: Loudon trains to be a leader
Deborah Loudon embraced leadership opportunities and dedicated herself to learning from each one, whether they led to success of failure.
People
Secret to her success: Keen earns her influence
Susan Keen moved up through the male-dominated Navy executive structure by becoming a "steward of the whole," not just an "owner of a part."
People
A new day for GovLoop
GovLoop founder Steve Ressler made headlines last week by selling his popular social-networking site to GovDelivery.
People
Secret to her success: Hayes-Ryan gains confidence through peers
Karyn Hayes-Ryan learned from her mentors how to demand respect and exude confidence -- and she shares those lessons with a group of peers she refers to as the "girl zone."
People
Stimulus map quest: It’s a long road
Data without context is meaningless to anyone but a specialist. But context without data is not so good either. Such was the dilemma presented by the Obama administration’s revamp of the Recovery.gov Web site, which was unveiled last week.
Acquisition
Senators weigh in on GSA contract award
Some senators have raised concerns about persistent problems with the quality of federal contracting data.
Cybersecurity
Recommended Reading
Dispelling myths about data disposal; A new tack on security: smarter users; Must-haves for digital nomads; What would Emily Post do?
Modernization
How to measure the maturity of your green IT goals
The Object Management Group is leading a project to develop a Sustainability Assessment Model that organizations can use to gauge their progress in achieving green goals.
People
Women in government IT: Profiles in persistence
A new book shines a light on women who are blazing new trails in science and technology.
Modernization
How green is your data?
The information side of IT — the capture, management and storage of data — provides another candidate for energy-saving initiatives.
People