People
White House announces Gordon nomination for OFPP job
Gordon has a reputation for candor and evenhandedness, according to procurement observers and his public record.
People
Likely OFPP nominee has history of standing firm
The White House has not formally announced Daniel Gordon’s nomination for the OFPP administrator job, but administration officials have faced Gordon already.
People
Experts: Social media here to stay
While the Defense Department reviews the use of social-media tools, experts caution against trying to implement overly restrictive policies.
Modernization
Recovery.gov gets a facelift
The retooled Recovery.gov Web site for tracking economic stimulus law funding is getting mostly a thumbs-up from visitors, but another test for transparency will come later this month when the site begins adding hundreds of thousands more data points from state and local recipients of the funding.
Acquisition
'Facebook for government' enters new phase
Steve Ressler's brainchild, social-networking site GovLoop, has moved from volunteer community organization to corporate entity.
People
GovLoop founder speaks
Steve Ressler, founder of GovLoop, answers questions about the recent sale of his social-media site to GovDelivery.
Modernization
Federal CIO continues push for standards to enable interoperability
Creating interoperable systems across federal, state and local governments depends on establishing standards and building systems that adhere to those standards, Federal CIO Kundra says.
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