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.

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Busy British Hacker Fights Extradition to U.S.

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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.

People

FCW Insider: FCW-WFED radio show notes...talking Virtual Alabama

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Digital Government

FCW Insider: More GSA administrator buzz

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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.

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A Plan for the Next President -- Part 1

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People

EPA seeks info-sharing ideas

EPA launched a temporary blog to collect best practices on information sharing from the public.

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GSA's New Acquistion Officer

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Acquisition

New interagency contracts might need approval

OFPP wants a process for reviewing business cases for new multiagency contracts, Paul Denett says.

People

GAO: FDA needs food safety planning

However, the FDA has taken a first step to modernize its policies and approach to food safety, but its plan lacks of specifics, a GAO official says.