Digital Government
Licenses, border security to be examined at Tuesday hearing
Senate Committee will look at Real ID law and Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative.
Digital Government
Forrester predicts a flat year for tech
Agencies expected to launch fewer projects in the next couple years. The firm predicts only in 2010 will funds shake loose for the priorities of a new administration.
People
House wants Coast Guard to lead on Deepwater
Lawmakers passed a measure that would require the Coast Guard to serve as lead systems integrator on new task orders.
People
OCC awards $5.3 million e-content contract
Bank regulatory agency plans to move to real-time infrastructure during the next three to four years.
Digital Government
FCW Download and Table of Contents
Find links to articles in the April 28, 2008, issue and related items.
Digital Government
Letter: Experience, not education, is key for contracting officers
A reader writes about how a contractor without a college degree went moved from a GS-4 to a GS-14.
Digital Government
Letter: For enterprise architecture, keep it simple
A reader writes, "The reason EA has not advanced is because it has been largely the realm of techies."
Digital Government
Buzz of the Week: Got that 1993 déjà vu
It is difficult to predict the future, but many see that times will be tough.
People
Patent Office CIO to resign
Deputy CIO Deborah Diaz will serve as acting CIO until the agency hires a replacement.
People
Cybersecurity's new world order
Government officials around the world encounter legal and diplomatic challenges in confronting cyberthreats.
People
Homeland security's cyber eyes
Security experts roll out new techniques to try to keep up with today’s stealthy, transnational cyberattacks.
People
Agencies to employ card alerts
Like credit card companies, GSA will use data mining to detect improper spending.
People
Pope’s visit a telework test for feds
DOT uses traffic disruptions to test COOP program and let 2,800 employees telework.
People
Clearance process gets makeover
Lean Six Sigma will shape plan to achieve efficient and uniform security clearances.
Acquisition
Kelman: Beating retail prices
People might be surprised to learn that the prices government pays for commercial items are less.
People