People
OMB makes more demands for next PMA score card
Agencies must meet more requirements to progress or maintain their scores.
People
DOD officials to monitor time-and-materials contract usage
The contracts are risky, so their use should be limited, Shay Assad, director of Defense procurement, acquisition policy and strategic sourcing, wrote in a memo.
People
Government is hiring more senior-level workers from outside
The federal government is hiring more upper-level General Schedule workers than ever before, a new report from the Merit Systems Protection Board finds.
Acquisition
A 'who's who' in small-biz rule
Officials propose changes to make contracting set-aside decisions easier.
People
Video a hit with intell analysts
A secure YouTube-like application is quickly gaining traction among intelligence analysts, CIA officials say.
People
White House e-mail forensics case won't be easy to crack
The ongoing drama of missing White House e-mail messages highlights the complexities and costs any agency could face if suddenly asked to account for e-mail or other networked data
Modernization
SaaS is waiting to be noticed
Early adopters make case for software as a service, but many agencies are not buying it.
People
Culture counts in war for talent
Agencies examine how employee perceptions of the workplace affect hiring and retention.
People
OMB entrusts its legacy to PIOs
With a new position, administration seeks to institutionalize its performance programs.
People
Welles: Birds of a feather
Networking is an invaluable skill, but where are the best places for federal employees to connect?
Digital Government
Causey: That's what I call stimulus
What does an alligator have to do with an economic stimulus plan? You'll have to read on.
Digital Government
Agencies still resist outsourcing financial management, expert says
Some Cabinet-level agencies have resisted outsourcing to a shared service center because they already are consolidating many IT operations and because of the common fear that they will lose control of their financial operations.
Digital Government
Most Hill Panels Refrain From Launching Passport Probes
Barring unexpected revelations from an investigation by the State Department's inspector general, an agency official believes department managers "have seen the end of this."
Modernization
Krieger preaches SOA gospel
Defense Department official favors providing some IT services at no cost for a period of five years.
People
Croom, Lee, Morea win top honors at Federal 100 awards banquet
Deidre Lee received the first-ever President’s Award, and Lt. Gen. Charles Croom and Donna Morea received Eagle Awards.
People
Letter: Add variety of experience to acquisition workforce
It is interesting that the DOD IG is actively seeking acquisition employees. I suggest he check the existing roster forcertified acquisition types that are literally in the wrong jobs.
Digital Government
Letter: Know what the IG wants to get a good grade
Anyone who has been through the FISMA reporting cycle more than once has figured out that the key to a good "grade" is to figureout what the IG is going to use to measure compliance and work like hell on that.
People