People
Bush nominates new DHS undersecretary for management
Elaine Duke became DHS' first deputy undersecretary for management last October.
Digital Government
Letter: Intellipedia goes beyond CIA
A reader says the entire intelligence community collaborates on the wiki, which the Office of the Director of National Intelligence hosts.
People
Letter: Agencies need to make older workers happy, too
A reader says young professionals aren’t the only ones driving changes in the government workforce.
People
Letter: Craft an organizational change strategy and test it
Change is enabled by carefully crafting strategies (including, but not limited to communication and compensation) to help employees and organizations to shift their mind-sets.
Digital Government
Census turns to paper, rejects IT risks
The Census Bureau expects to spend an additional $2.2 billion to $3 billion to support the return to paper surveys for the 2010 census.
Digital Government
Wennergren, Ballmer receive Azimuth awards
Awards given for continued support of the government IT community.
Digital Government
Census to scrap handheld computers for 2010 count
Increased costs and performance issues led to Commerce secretary’s decision, which will contribute to a cost increase of up to $3 billion.
Digital Government
GSA now says resellers not affected by IBM suspension
Federal contractors can continue to sell IBM products under their own contracts.
Digital Government
IT security concerns slow telework adoption
Private sector moves ahead of federal government in security measures and technical support.
Digital Government
Industry pushes feds to adopt open standards
Lower cost, more flexibility and less risk make move a good fit for agencies.
Digital Government
Lawmakers press Commerce secretary on decision to revert to paper-based census
Expensive decision puts Census Bureau “on the brink of fiscal disaster,” says subcommittee chairman.
Modernization
Employee buy-in key to infrastructure change, experts say
Managing cultural change is a major hurdle when agencies transition to new IT infrastructures, FOSE panelists said.
Digital Government
Maine gets extension for Real ID program
DHS said it is satisfied with Maine's commitment to bolstering state ID security.
Acquisition
GSA memo clarifies terms of IBM suspension
Agencies using GSA contracts cannot place any orders with IBM or evaluate any pending proposals from the company, according to an internal document.
Digital Government
Panel: Age doesn't dictate Web 2.0 fluency
FOSE panelists challenged many assumptions about next-generation Web tools, including the notion that only young people have embraced them.
People
Agencies get ready to reduce Internet gateways
They must report to OMB plans for cutting external connections.
People
The key to cross-agency information sharing: habit
Strong leaders are required to institute information sharing policies, but the long-term way to ensure the practice stays in place is habit.
People