People
Law hinders competitive sourcing, officials say
A report on competitive sourcing ahows a decline in competitions between the public and private sectors that officials attributed to legislative restrictions.
People
Court reverses error on injunction review
A federal appeals court might still review an injunction that shielded employees at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from the background investigations required under HSPD-12.
People
SSA creates panel to guide systems' future
The Social Security Administration will establish an advisory panel to analyze the agency’s information technology environment and recommend future systems enhancements.
People
Web extra: Otto Doll: How good collaboration happens
Doll discusses how collaborations take shape and change with different participants.
People
IRS studies expanding electronic filing
The Senate Appropriations Committee has directed the service to consider all possibilities to expand the electronic filing of tax returns to 80 percent by 2012.
People
Letter: Young feds stereotyped, work undervalued
A reader writes that the skills the new generation of workers holds is an "untapped resource."
People
Letter: Better staff needed to ease security clearance process
A reader writes: "I have been a Personnel Security Specialist for more than 20 years and have seen the entire clearance process steadily decline."
Digital Government
Letter: Young employees are sources of IT knowledge
A reader suggests that the agencies involve younger employees in the creation of IT security policies.
People
Letter: Doan was a good change manager
A reader writes that done was a "caring leader of an organization that needed leadership."
Digital Government
FCW Download and Table of Contents
Find links to articles in the May 5, 2008, issue and related items.
Digital Government
Buzz of the Week: Doan gets blogged
Doan is the subject of many blogs since announcing her resignation.
Digital Government
FlipSide: Triumph of the ‘Hunt’
The winner of the best government-themed movie is...
People
Social Security braces for retirees
Simplified and automated procedures will be deployed to help manage the workload.
Modernization
Bill targets messy e-records
A measure introduced by House Democrats would set minimum standards for agencies’ records management systems.
People
Rules of engagement
Federal and state leaders of an environmental initiative share what they’ve learned about intergovernmental collaboration.
People
Editorial: End of the Doan era
GSA Administrator Lurita Doan couldn't overcome her missteps along the path to fighting a good fight.
People