People
Industry skeptical of proposed contractor cuts
Some companies disagree with the president’s plans to reduce the defense contractor workforce, but they are reluctant to antagonize their federal customers.
Cybersecurity
DOD seeks e-mail security for grid network
The Defense Department wants information from industry on how to provide e-mail security for its Global Information Grid network.
People
Battle lines drawn on competitive sourcing
Government contractors have deep concerns about the Clean Up Act, which would uphold limits on outsourcing.
People
Punch-out: Contractors vs. feds
President Barack Obama has raised a ruckus among FCW readers with his proposal to convert 33,500 defense contractor jobs to federal positions.
People
The first adopter
If nothing else, Barack Obama might well go down in history as the nation’s first information technology president. That’s the one thing we can say about his still-young administration.
People
Bill would mandate using XBRL to track TARP money
The open-standard technology allows analysts, agencies and companies compare financial data more easily, backers of new legislation say.
Digital Government
Top Census appointee promises more active role in IT management
Robert Groves tells a Senate panel "successful hardware and software development has the user involved at the beginning, middle and end."
Digital Government
Debate continues over White House policy on email preservation
Lawyers say the Obama administration's fondness for electronic communications could complicate the issue.
Modernization
Agencies continue slow transition to Networx
The meter is ticking for agencies who have yet to set course on huge telecommunications contract
Ideas
Lawmaker Calls for Bailout Formatting
A Republican House member proposed a measure on Thursday that would demand banks receiving bailout funds hand over business results in a special format that is easily accessible, after many open government advocates had <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090501_1033.php?oref=search">urged the administration</a> to require such formatting.
Ideas
"Swine Flu," The Brand
One lesson learned from the swine flu outbreak is that cross-marketing the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention on other federal Web sites helped drive more citizens to sign up for emergency e-mail alerts, according to GovDelivery, a company that manages public communications for government agencies.
Ideas
Health IT -- The Musical
An editor at Government Executive came across this video today, which is apparently part of a campaign to raise public awareness about the benefits of increasing adoption of health information technology.
Digital Government
Sailors Love NMCI; Marines Not So Much
Sailors just love the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, according to the latest <a href=http://www.donhq.navy.mil/aausn/ContentView.aspx?ID=513>quarterly survey</a> conducted by the Navy Department and contract-holder EDS, although overall Marine satisfaction dipped 2 percentage points in the quarter ended March 31.
People
The federal workforce: Clerk vs. Businessman
The Obama administration is taking a positive view of the coming wave of retirements by federal employees.
People