Acquisition
EPA lifts suspension of IBM
IBM, under contract suspension by EPA, agrees to concessions.
Modernization
Storage smarts: a class act
Federal employees and organizations find value in obtaining specialization and certification in storage technologies.
Digital Government
Editorial: The real security challenge
Information technology security is a growing challenge that leaders must manage.
Digital Government
Wagner: Look for opportunities
If we want to reduce our footprint on the planet, we must rely on technology and intervention
Modernization
SOA experts: Learn to speak business
The next major hurdle for enterprise architecture is convincing agency managers that it solves business problems
People
PowerPoint: Project yourself
Public-speaking experts offer pointers on delivering effective presentations
People
DHS seeks to bring more small-biz dollars to veterans
The department hopes that the PACTS contract will help it reach its procurement goals for disadvantaged businesses
Acquisition
Debate over contractors continues
Lawmakers foresee no easy solutions to concerns about acquisition outsourcing
People
Waldron: Restoring balance
GSA has an opportunity to fix problems created by a thorny price reductions clause
People
Hiring managers look to outsiders
Trends show federal government looks to industry for new upper-level hires
People
Agencies expect to invest in new financial systems
Input report highlights the importance of the Financial Management Line of Business initiative to OMB
Digital Government
VA security still in recovery mode
Department officials emphasize progress in enforcing their IT security policies
Digital Government
IBM suspension lifted
The Environmental Protection Agency has come to an agreement with IBM to terminate the temporary suspension barring the vendor from participating in new federal government business, both parties confirmed this morning.
Digital Government
Intelligence sharing strategy shifts from 'need to share' to 'responsibility to provide'
Report calls for secure, collaborative system in which agencies can access and disseminate information.
Digital Government
NRO cancels contracts for proposed space radar project
Officials at the National Reconnaissance Office last week officially notified Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin that they are terminating their contracts on the troubled Space Radar development project, effectively ending a program whose support on Capitol Hill had been dwindling amid cost concerns, schedule delays and technological problems.
Digital Government
DHS pushes for reauthorization of e-verification program
Voluntary federal program allows employers to check the legal status of new workers and is viewed by the administration as critical to immigration overhaul.
Digital Government
VA's chief information officer makes pitch for more funding
Despite strides made, official tells lawmakers that challenges still remain.
Cybersecurity