Modernization
Pointers: Recommended reading
This week's finds: Research beyond Google; The real snail mail; Web 2.0 meets presidential politics; After the flood.
Digital Government
Panel approves 3.9 percent pay increase
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a 3.9 percent pay raise in fiscal 2009 for federal civilian workers and a one-year moratorium on competitions under OMB Circular A-76.
People
Treasury said to need better controls for report
Major weaknesses hurt the Treasury Department's processes used to prepare the annual governmentwide consolidated financial statement, the Government Accountability Office finds.
Digital Government
D.C. RHIO will be connected by Microsoft Amalga
Association of clinics selects product developed and used at local hospitals.
Digital Government
IG praises IRS modernization, with some exceptions
Insufficient budgets and inconsistent oversight threaten success.
Digital Government
Army overhauls modernization program
Initial components of Future Combat Systems will go to lighter infantry brigades, not heavy armored units.
Digital Government
Presidential transition could put a damper on federal IT spending
Unsettled economy and wartime bills also putting the pinch on agency budgets, industry report says.
People
Williams nominated as GSA administrator
White House officials announced today that Jim Williams, commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service, has been nominated as administrator of the General Services Administration.
People
State plans integrated global payroll system
State Department officials want to replace two systems with a single one that will pay about 65,000 government employees, retirees and qualified beneficiaries in more than 180 countries.
Digital Government
Privacy provisions threaten health IT bill
A House subcommittee has approved H.R. 6357, but some lawmakers say its privacy protections are too broad.
People
Unions say NSPS rules could hurt DOD employees
The Defense Department failed to get employee buy-in when it developed proposed rules for the National Security Personnel System, labor unions charge.
People
Letter: Poor integration and lack of communication hamper US-VISIT
A reader writes that US-VISIT suffers because contractors have not communicated well since the program's inception.
Digital Government
GSA's Bibb will retire in September
David Bibb, acting administrator at the General Services Administration, will retire Sept. 1 and go into the real estate industry.
People