People
GSA to open optimization office
Officials plan to combine programs and activities, offer green initiatives.
People
House telework bill advances
Stronger language added to bill to ensure that data that is transferred to the home computers of teleworkers is kept secure.
Acquisition
Obama, McCain want spending transparency
The proposed bill may require agencies to open more of their contracting activities for public scrutiny.
People
Letter: Telework expansion depends tax removal
A reader writes about the barrier of taxation and how the Telecommuter Tax Fairness Act can help.
People
DHS moves ahead on info sharing network
The Homeland Security Department has hired General Dynamics One Source to upgrade its Homeland Security Information Network — which shares sensitive but unclassified data among state, local and private sector organizations.
People
New requirements for interagency agreements
New guidance from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy is designed to help agencies better handle agreements to buy things from other agencies.
People
OMB seeks more volunteers for PAR pilot
The program seeks to make agency financial and performance information more understandable and useful to Congress and the public.
Digital Government
FCW's The Week
Find links to articles in the June 9, 2008, issue and related items.
People
Bush pushes biometrics for national security
A presidential directive requires the increased compatibility of methods agencies used to collect, store and share biometrics used to identify and screen “known and suspected terrorists."
Modernization
Pointers: Recommended reading
FCW points you in the direction of interesting blogs, Web sites and products dealing with all things information technology.
Digital Government
OMB calls for financial clarity
Common financial management processes will enable agencies to reconcile their payables and receivables.
People
Agencies get pushy with Web 2.0
RSS, widgets and other social-media tools offer new channels for providing information.
Acquisition
Price clause spurs more questions
GSA’s price reduction clause is not only outdated but also unclear, critics say.
People
Deputy chiefs key to transition
Career executives can provide stability during a change in administration.
Modernization
Networx: A revolution on hold
Agencies show little interest in transforming telecom operations.
People
Welles: Bit literacy is the new cure-all
An e-mail inbox can get out of hand when you use it for everything but that for which it was intended.
People
Lisagor: Top 20 things not to say
It pays to take time to consider the consequences of careless remarks.
Acquisition
Kelman: An embarrassing question
The United States collects surprisingly little data on the performance of the government procurement system.
Digital Government