People
DHS awards three contracts for HSPD-12 services
BearingPoint, EDS and XTec will provide secure identification card implementation and issuance support under the $180 million procurement.
People
OPM makes it easier to retire
The agency launches the RetireEZ system with four agencies and will expand it over the next year.
Acquisition
Letter: Too much competition can be wasteful
A reader responds to a letter to the editor by saying that the government only needs a handful of contract vehicles to ensure healthy, productive competition.
Digital Government
Lawmakers ask agencies for data security update
GAO report finds most agencies have not met the five OMB requirements to protect sensitive data.
Acquisition
Lawmaker opposes agencies proving their own discrimination
Rep. Nydia Velázquez also said SBA's proposed rule would excessively reduce the number of industries for which woman-owned small businesses could receive set-aside contracts.
Acquisition
Letter: Health benefits should be up to the company
A reader says the new law requiring agencies to ask contractors about the health benefits they offer their employees is a waste of resources.
Digital Government
Letter: Two-factor authentication is vulnerable
A reader says the jury is still out on whether dual-factor authentication can overcome its security weaknesses.
Digital Government
Microsoft announces principles to encourage interoperability
Changes could mean simpler integration of systems for federal agencies.
Digital Government
OPM launches electronic retirement system
The first phase of a system designed to improve the quality and timeliness of retirement services to federal employees launches Monday, according to officials at the Office of Personnel Management.
People
DHS accepts Project 28
After months of delays, the department has accepted the first task order for SBInet, a multibillion-dollar project to use technology and fencing to secure the border.
People