Modernization
IRS drops private tax collectors
The tax agency found that federal employees were more cost effective than the debt contractors.
Modernization
GAO: Census technology needs more testing
Individual technology systems and their ability to integrate need to be tested before the 2010 census, government auditors say.
Modernization
Study says Defense Travel System isn't user-friendly
Fewer than half of the travelers using the new Defense Travel System for automated reservations and vouchers had a successful experience with it, according to a new study.
Digital Government
Virginia takes a lead role in the stimulus plan's push for health IT
A Q&A with Aneesh Chopra, Virginia's secretary of technology and chief information officer, on how the commonwealth will use funds to help build a nationwide electronic health records system.
Digital Government
Tech group hails $100 billion stimulus spending on IT
TechAmerica likes most of what it sees, except for a clause prohibiting companies from hiring workers on H1-B visas.
Cybersecurity
DHS forms new research centers
The Homeland Security Department has hired two organizations for up to $712 million over five years to run two new DHS-sponsored research and development centers.
People
Reader Forum
Federal Computer Week readers respond to recent articles about the acquisition workforce, stimulus spending and the perks of working for government.
Ideas
What Stimulus Spending Looks Like
If you're still confused what the economic stimulus spending will look like, consider this <a href=https://e-center.doe.gov/doebiz.nsf/d76fbc294818822885256d98006c63b6/0b37b72285cd2c7185257569006d57e6?OpenDocument>"notice of intent"</a> to issue a grant that the Energy Department posted on Thursday.
Digital Government
Gauss to Run Navy NGEN Acquisition
Retired Rear Adm. John Gauss, who commanded the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center from 1998 to 2001 and served as chief information officer of the Veterans Affairs Department from 2001 to 2003, will run the acquisition for the <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081010_4699.php>Navy's Next Generation Enterprise Network</a>.
Cybersecurity
DHS sees upgrade for Common Operating Picture
A senior Homeland Security Department official said DHS wants to upgrade its Common Operating Picture and make it more accessible to state and local authorities.
Modernization
New tech trends force government to rethink storage strategies
Regulatory compliance requirements, server virtualization, green IT and cloud computing are creating challenges and opportunities for holding the line on enterprise storage costs.
Modernization
Lieberman: CRS reports should be freely accessible
Congressional Research Service reports should be made available to the public through a centralized, searchable system, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Modernization