People
The Lectern: The spirit of the season this year
Blogger Steve Kelman sees a different holiday spirit taking shape because of the economic turmoil.
Digital Government
Open Source SOA is Changing the Way Government Operates.
JBoss(R) provides flexibility, scalability, & cost savings. Read this agency's story.
Cybersecurity
Chertoff: Cyber defense must be wider
The nation must protect against a full spectrum of cyberattacks, secretary says.
Cybersecurity
Letter: Proactive is better than reactive
A reader writes about the consequences should employee, vendor and customer information is allowed to be breached.
Digital Government
Letter: FCW should ask leadership hard questions
A reader writes that Federal Computer Week does a disservice by not asking tougher questions of leadership.
People
FCW Insider: FCW gets new editor
After a long search, Federal Computer Week has found its new editor in chief: David Rapp, formerly editor and senior vice president of Congressional Quarterly Inc., will take the reins on Dec. 29.
Cybersecurity
Chertoff: Hands off FEMA; upgrade IT
The outgoing secretary opposes carving FEMA out of DHS and wants continued progress on IT programs.
Cybersecurity
GAO: FEMA tiptoes into fixing problems
The emergency management agency says it plans to upgrade IT systems.
People
Letter: Praising Lorentz piece
A reader writes to say he hopes the article by Norm Lorentz, OMB's first chief information officer, is given attention.
People
Rapp named FCW editor-in-chief
Former Congressional Quarterly editor David Rapp will take the reins at 1105 Government Information Group.
People
Letter: Managers spend too much time on "priority" projects
A readers to say that managers spend too much time on what they consider priority projects and not enough time on personnel.
Acquisition
Letter: T&M contracts not necessarily risky
A reader writes to say that time-and-materials contracts are unpopular because government irresponsibility.
People
OPM to job seekers, managers: Talk to us
The personnel management office will survey job applicants and the managers who hire them.
People
GSA to contractors: Drop a dime on crime
The agency's inspector general creates an online form so contractors can report alleged criminal activity.
People
FedTracker: Obama picks Shinseki for VA
Retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki will head the Veterans Affairs department in the Obama administration. Shinseki served 38 years in the Army, and was chief of staff from 1999 until his retirement in 2003.
Cybersecurity
DHS secretary warns against White House oversight of cybersecurity
Taking over management of information security opens top administration officials to legal issues, Chertoff said.
Digital Government