Digital Government
USDA reopens Networx competition in response to protest
Two losing vendors spur agency to reopen bids.
Cybersecurity
IT to get more attention in approval process for political appointees
GAO suggests nearly ninefold increase in technology questions for Obama nominees during confirmation hearings.
Acquisition
TSA scolded by Obama for $1.2B Lockheed award
The agency should have allowed agency employees to compete for the work, President-elect Barack Obama wrote in a letter to a federal employees' union. He also pledged to work for collective bargaining rights for TSA employees.
People
Transition Watch: Daschle likely to push for health IT
Obama's pick for HHS secretary is an advocate of expanding health information technology as one part of a comprehensive health reform program, Government Health IT reports.
Digital Government
DOD launches Web-based system to help with moves
The new system gives service members more direct control of moves to new posts, the Defense Department says.
Acquisition
SBA slow to remove firms from set-aside program
Ineligible small businesses often stay in the 8(a) program because of a lengthy removal process.
People
Letter: Don't blame contractors for data leaks
A reader writes to say employees of the Defense Department and the federal government share blame for data leaks.
People
Staffer: FISMA bill will pass in the next Congress
The Senate will approve an updated Federal Information Security Management Act previously moved along by a committee, a Senate staffer predicted.
Acquisition
Letter: Interpretation of GAO ruling incorrect
A reader disagrees with article's interpretation of GAO ruling on HUBZone firms.
People