Digital Government
Think tank calls competitive sourcing a winning tool for taxpayers
Report cites Bush administration figures claiming large savings from competition, but union official says analysts should have looked harder at the numbers.
Cybersecurity
Technology chiefs poised to take a more strategic role
The transition to a new presidential administration could offer federal CIOs a chance to change their focus.
Digital Government
Grades on management score card fall
Human capital and e-government ratings take a hit, but OMB notes that many agencies still are showing progress.
Digital Government
GAO: Defense must improve assessment of IT systems
The department has not shown that its business systems are in compliance with its computer systems blueprint.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: An RFID Game Plan
The Pentagon wants to spend $744 million to integrate new radio frequency identification technology into its supply chain.
Digital Government
The New Congress Briefing - Implications of the election outcomes
Offered by the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University
Modernization
GAO faults some DOD IT assessments
The Government Accountability Office says the Defense Department must improve its assessments of whether business system modernization efforts comply with its federated Business Enterprise Architecture.
People
Bill seeks to speed some disability payments
A Senate measure would require using information technology to help modernize the VA's disability claims process for some seriously injured veterans.
Digital Government
Climate change computer models are limited
Despite improvements in the past decade, the computer models that predict climate change have some shortcomings, according to a new report.
People
Agencies raise their grades on OMB score card
Three agencies earn the highest scores, and others show improvement, according to the current report on agencies' progress.
Digital Government
Also in the news: Chertoff talks cybersecurity, secrecy
The Homeland Security Department Secretary discussed the department's cybersecurity efforts in a recent interview with WIRED.com
People
Report: Law limiting subcontracts could inhibit disaster response
DHS' inspector general wrote in an Aug. 4 report that legislation that restricts subcontracting by prime contractors could inhibit disaster response.
People
Welles: The dark age of distraction
Are we increasingly lost in the 24/7 world? A new book suggests ways to battle against the age of distraction.
Digital Government
FCW's The Week
Find links to articles in the Aug. 11, 2008, issue and related items.
People
Editorial: Join the FCW book club
There are a ton of business books out there, and to be honest, many of them are mediocre.
People
Conflicts of interest: Unresolved questions
Rules for conflicts of interest would be helpful, but how much should they cover?
People