People
Senate confirms Leiter as NCTC director
Michael Leiter has been acting director of the National Counterterrorism Center since November 2007.
People
Defense health IT shop reorganizes
A shakeup consolidates “like product lines” for clinical health IT and health business systems in separate program offices and managers are named.
People
Comings and Goings: Samuel Visner joins CSC
Samuel Visner has joined Computer Sciences Corporation as vice president of strategy and business development in its North American Public Sector.
Digital Government
Incoming president will face key deadlines for Homeland Security programs
Some of the deadlines have been imposed by Congress, while others were put in place by the current department leadership team.
Digital Government
IG sounds alarm about accuracy of Census address database
Report cites duplicate and missing addresses in database, which could threaten the accuracy of the 2010 count if not corrected.
People
IG concerned about Census' address collection
The Commerce Department's Inspector general said the Census Bureau must improve its maps and address database for the 2010 census.
Digital Government
Q&A with OPM's Kathy Dillaman
The Office of Personnel Management expanded its international investigative capabilities to keep up with increasing demand for security clearances.
People
White House wins round in e-mail fight
A federal judge has ruled that the White House’s Office of Administration does not have to release documents that detail the White House’s e-mail archive practices. The documents were sought by a group suing the White House for allegedly losing millions of messages.
Acquisition
GSA expects schedules office by July
GSA officials plan to open a new office to handle the policies and procedures for its $36 billion multiple-award schedule contracts program.
Digital Government
DHS official warns U.S. workforce faces skills 'crisis'
Science and Technology undersecretary's comments underscore recent remarks by members of Congress.
Digital Government
Millions of contract employees to be vetted for legal employment status
Questions remain about how government plans to oversee expansion of E-Verify program.
People
EPA seeks info-sharing ideas
EPA launched a temporary blog to collect best practices on information sharing from the public.
Acquisition
New interagency contracts might need approval
OFPP wants a process for reviewing business cases for new multiagency contracts, Paul Denett says.
People