Acquisition
Obama again touches on procurement reform
President Barack Obama spoke briefly at a news conference about the need for contracting reform and said details would come soon.
Cybersecurity
IG: TSA database behind schedule
The Transportation Security Administration has fallen behind schedule and had higher costs because of technical problems in developing its Known Shipper Management System database, according to a new report.
Modernization
States see IT, other delays costing them on Real ID
Some state governments project increasing costs for them to implement the Real ID Act because of delays by the Homeland Security Department in making IT and policy decisions, a new report says.
Modernization
GSA signs agreements with Web 2.0 providers
Agencies can now use Flickr, YouTube, Vimeo and blip.tv to share information with the public.
Digital Government
SSA plans to cut disability claims backlog with IT, more staff
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Bar is raised for justifying best value contracts
A recent bid protest ruling signals agencies must be more thorough in documenting awards based on technical expertise rather than price.
Digital Government
GSA signs deals for agencies to use social networking sites
Agreements with new online media services such as Flickr and YouTube open way to meet Obama's soon-to-be released directive to collaborate with the public.
Digital Government
Obama gets ready to answer public's questions online
Citizens will submit and vote on topics for virtual town hall meeting.
People
Get a Life: Work life re-emerging?
Because of the stress of the economy and the needs of the nation, work life is re-emerging in importance in business and in government, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Digital Government
AHLTA, Maybe Not a Noun
Rep. Vic Snyder, D-Ark., seems as confused as I am on how AHLTA, the name for the Defense Department's electronic health record system, has morphed from an acronym into a noun.
Ideas