Digital Government
E-Verify battle shifts to Senate
Omnibus spending bill would extend employment verification program through end of fiscal 2009
Ideas
Moving Tech Front and Center
The federal information technology community must still be pinching themselves to make sure they are not dreaming. Almost every administration relegated IT to the back rooms, thinking of the computer guys as propeller heads, and chief information technology officers as someone who were there to <a href="http://www.cio.com/article/20909/Federal_IT_Flunks_Out">fix the secretary's BlackBerry</a>.
Digital Government
Secretary Gates Muzzles Budgeteers
<a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/fy2010_new_era/Department_of_Defense.pdf>The $534 billion fiscal 2010 budget for the Defense Department</a>, which the Obama administration released on Thursday, contains few details, particularly on major programs such as the IT-rich $230 billion <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080314_5162.php>Army Future Combat Systems</a> project intended to network myriad vehicles and sensors on the battlefield.
Digital Government
Budget proposes level funding for SBA
The fiscal 2010 budget would fund the Small Business Administration at $700 million, which matches the Bush administration's fiscal 2009 request.
Modernization
Administration asks for $20.5 billion increase for defense
The Defense Department’s acquisition process will be reformed under the White House’s proposed budget.
People
GAO: Barred contractors get millions
More than two dozen federal contractors guilty of fraud and illegal activity still managed to win millions of dollars in contracts, according to a new GAO report.
Acquisition
Administration wants to change contracting
Officials intend to review sole-source contracts and cost-type contracts, which offer awards for good performance, while clarifying the types of work only government employees can do.
Modernization
IT, health care would get more under budget
The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.
Cybersecurity
2010 budget adds to DHS immigration programs
The Obama administration has requested a 6.5 percent increase for the Homeland Security Department, which would raise the department’s discretionary budget to $42.7 billion.
Acquisition
House boosts agency spending in fiscal 2009 appropriations
The House approved $410 billion for the major agencies, which have been operating under a continuing resolution since October.
Cybersecurity