People
SAIC names two business unit managers
SAIC names J.T. Grumski and Doug Wagoner to the two positions.
People
Encryption roulette
NIH’s CIO says the agency doesn’t have answers yet to all the challenges of safeguarding data on mobile computing devices.
Digital Government
Letter: E-records management needs proper tools, funding
A reader says funding and staffing are needed to accomplish the bill's goals.
People
House passes bill with contracting reforms
The House has approved a spending bill with provisions designed to curb fraud by government contractors.
Digital Government
Education seeks financial management support
The Federal Student Aid program needs a vendor to monitor activity in the Education Department's Financial Management System and perform development, security and daily operations maintenance.
People
CXO Lessons Learned: A new workforce paradigm
The seamless mixing of feds and contractors complicates workforce management.
People
Career execs lead during administrative transitions
A change of administrations poses familiar challenges and opportunities for career federal service leaders.
Modernization
NASA CIO doubles as teacher, coach
Jonathan Pettus seeks to bring NASA’s centers together with a single focus.
People
Connecting the dots among security initiatives
TIC, Networx and IPv6 programs intersect to provide security and the future’s technology.
People
Agencies seek data exchange standards
Working group collaborates and shares documents in a wiki as they develop standards for formulating federal agency budgets.
People
Battling more than demographics
Job hopping, premature promotions could be more of a threat to the acquisition workforce.
Acquisition
Schedules panel examines ‘the clause’
The controversial price reduction clause is at the center of debate about competition in contracting.
Digital Government
Cyber criminals overseas steal U.S. electronic health records
Identity theft crime wave could imperil patient safety and cost Medicare millions of dollars.
Digital Government
Deal on rival e911 bills hinges on access to databases
Contention surrounds question of whether telecoms should be allowed to access 911 records for petitions seeking regulatory relief from the FCC.
Digital Government
Experts say e-records are improving patient care
The bedside computer monitoring system launched in an intensive-care unit gives doctors better insights into patients needs, according to a hospital official.
Digital Government