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.
People
GAO union optimistic about pay
Bill to grant pay raises to hundreds of GAO employees who were denied them under the agency’s restructured pay system might become law.
Digital Government
USDA keeps livestock data open to public
The Agriculture Department has delayed plans to apply privacy protections to a database that contains livestock operations information.
Acquisition
Census management improves, but budget questions linger
Harris said the company will submit a final cost proposal for the field data collection automation program of 2010 census on July 15.
People
GSA appoints chief acquisition officer
Theodore Haddad will take over from acting CAO David Drabkin.
Digital Government
GSA to extend AT&T's FTS 2001 contract
The additional time will give agencies more time to complete the transition to Networx, GSA says.
Digital Government
Letter: Feds have option to choose more secure systems
A reader writes, "Given the factual history of attacks and weaknesses of the Microsoft platforms, why was it selected?"
People
Letter: Prior fed experience requirement blocks potential applicants
A reader writes, "If they are truly looking to fill these jobs, then this prior fed employment restriction needs to be made to go away."
People
Airlines say they lack the IT for US-VISIT
Industry reps say the carriers are not equipped to handle the all the biometric data collected from foreign travelers.
Acquisition
Letter: Plenty of procurement data available
A reader finds that the United States provides data on procurement performance, disagreeing with columnist Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
E-Verify proposed for contractor employees
Approximately 3.8 million individuals would need to be enrolled in the employment verification system next year under a proposed rule.
Digital Government
All the twitter about the Mars Phoenix lander
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory chose Twitter to give people up-to-the-minute information about the Mars exploratory spacecraft.
People
Buzz of the Week: Discussing Web 2.0 concerns using Web 2.0
There are no clear answers in how to manage government-sponsored wikis and other Web 2.0 tools.
People
Editorial: Millennial makeover
Many are in awe and fear of the hyper-connected young people entering government, many of whom never knew the pre-Internet world.
People
Pointers: Recommended readings
NASA CIO joins the blogosphere and IBM gives us a peek at the government in 2020.
People