Acquisition
Letter: Contract types don't depend on employee numbers
A reader writes, "More and better-trained employees does not automatically translate into fewer of [sole source]/no-bid and cost-plus contracts."
People
Reader comment roundup: DOD contingency plan is on readers' minds
Find out what the buzz is among our readers. Check out this week's roundup of readers' comments.
People
Agencies to launch alternative-pay project
The Office of Personnel Management and Veterans Affairs Department will test a pay-for-performance system at a VA unit.
People
New administration? Hide your IT projects
An expert advises that to avoid getting information technology programs killed, career feds should omit any mention of them when they brief their new, political appointee bosses.
People
Letter: Company supports GSA's mentor-protégé program
A reader from BMAR & Associates calls GSA's proposed mentor/protégé program a positive action.
Digital Government
Senate derails Hight's nomination as DISA director
Marriage to executive in charge of business development at Northrop Grumman raises conflict-of-interest concerns.
Digital Government
Bill would put new A-76 competitions on hold for a year
House measure would leave fate of controversial program up to the next administration.
Digital Government
4 percent of U.S. doctors use EHRs, new study finds
Study's authors say they are troubled by the results of their survey, which shows minimal increase in usage.
Digital Government
To help consumers, CMS will rate nursing homes
Nursing homes will get up to five stars in a new, easy-to-grasp format for CMS' Web site.
People
GAO: Congress should update privacy laws
A key law governing the federal government’s collection, use and disclosure of personal information was written before the Digital Age, a Government Accountability Office executive says.
People
CIA collaborates online
The managing editor of the World Intelligence Review, the CIA's flagship daily intelligence publication, discusses how online collaboration tools help the agency disseminate information.
Digital Government