People
Final rule on E-Verify said to burden contractors
A final rule published today will put major burdens on federal contractors to screen employees and new hires through the E-Verify system, an industry representative says.
People
Letter: Change.gov and YouTube not compliant with disability regulations
A reader writes that President-elect Barack Obama's transition site, Change.gov, and posting addresses to YouTube do not meet regulations for people with disabilities.
People
Letter: The federal workforce has two big problems
A reader shares his observations of what ails the federal workforce.
Digital Government
Obama administration faces hard choices in managing ground troops
Organization and equipment challenges bedevil Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces, new reports say.
Digital Government
Obama administration looks to fill more than 300 IT positions
Defense has the most open presidentially appointed technology jobs.
Cybersecurity
Cyber defense, not cyberattacks, top priority
Intelligence director says U.S. must place defending its critical infrastructure networks above the ability to launch attacks against foreign systems.
People
Transition Watch: Obama to post weekly message on YouTube
The Obama White House will also conduct online question-and-answer sessions and video interviews, the Washington Post reports
People
DOD seeks expanded net-centric services
DISA wants to incorporate collaboration tools into command-and-control operations.
Modernization
DOD hopes to improve interoperability by limiting frequencies
Officials hope fewer waveforms will remove some barriers to communications.
People
Road map supports expanding CFO roles
The Council for Excellence in Government has provided a compilation of required and emerging decision-making responsibilities of federal financial management executives.
People
DHS seeks input on revised infrastructure protection plan
The Homeland Security Department is asking for suggestions as it prepares to publish a new version of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan next year.
People
Buzz of the Week: Obama, the tech president
President-elect Barack Obama is preparing for a much-hyped technologically advanced administration by picking a chief technology officer for the government.
People
Transition Watch: CSC VP to review GSA for transition team
Team will prepare incoming administration to address the agency's issues.
Acquisition
GAO takes broad view for protests
The Government Accountability Office said its new authority to hear protests of task and delivery orders spans the entire scope of the orders.
People
Ruling could end some set-aside programs
A court ruled that the Defense Department could not justify contract preferences for minority-owned businesses because DOD could not show that they were being discriminated against.
People
Transition Watch: Obama CTO needs clear authority, former feds say
The new position needs the power to effect collaborative and technical transformation.
People
Transition Watch: Talk heats up about CTO job description
As well as speculation over who would take the job as the government’s chief technology officer under President-elect Obama, there’s almost as much talk about what the CTO would do once in office.
Digital Government