People
Ex-DHS chief of staff to head new tech center
Bruce Lawlor will be responsible for developing educational, research and outreach programs for the Center for Technology, Security, and Policy at Virginia Tech.
People
Letter: Bosses don’t like ‘bad news’
One reader says he’s hesitant to trust political appointees’ reports to OPM about the success of NSPS.
Digital Government
Letter: Bush is setting the stage for a health care showdown
One reader says the president wasn’t up to the task of making Medicare more efficient so he’s leaving it to his successor to tackle the problem.
Cybersecurity
Border security dominates DHS technology budget request
Cybersecurity funds largely will come from alternative sources.
People
DOD adjusts to new pay rules
The federal government's effort to move to a pay-for-performance model is still a work in progress.
Digital Government
2009 budget attacks escalating Medicare costs
Bush's budget would cut Medicare spending by $12.4 billion in fiscal 2009 and by $178.2 billion over five years.
People
A void in the community
Rep. Davis’ decision not to run again strikes a blow to House’s acquisition and IT chops.
Digital Government
Bush requests big budget increases for science agencies
The president has asked for across-the-board increases for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Science Foundation and NASA.
People
Exodus depletes USDA CIO's office
3 high-level executives leave in a short time amid claims of a hostile environment.
People
Border security, immigration would get budget boost in '09
But the Bush administration proposes cutting funding of some state and local grants, a move Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) opposes.
People
White House not telling what programs will be cut
President Bush announced last week that 151 programs would be reduced or cut, but administration officials say the list will not be public for another week.
Digital Government
Budget request: GSA seeks single fund for citizen services
The fiscal 2009 budget proposal also includes $5 million for e-government, $2 million of which would cover development of a Web-based reporting system for agencies' spending information.
Digital Government
HHS seeks ONCHIT funding increase
The President's 2009 budget funds an incentive program for physicians to adopt health IT and covers an effort to use health IT in patient safety.
Digital Government
Budget proposes 7.2 percent increase in IT spending at Labor
The proposed amount includes $21 million for a new core financial system to give Labor officials improved financial data for managing their programs.
People
Letter: Ferriss’ ideas ring true
A reader who started a company to provide support to busy professionals finds much to agree with in Judy Welles’ review of “The 4-Hour Work Week.”
People
Letter: NSPS is a betrayal of government employees
One reader says NSPS is nothing more than an attempt to “diminish wages, steal retirements, hoodwink faithful employees and steal from civil service employees.”
Digital Government
USDA IT budget boosts financial management modernization funds
But overall IT development and modernization, at $472.9 million, is slightly lower for 2009 than this year.
People
IG to investigate traffic data program, contract
Sen. Orrin Hatch and Rep. Anthony Weiner requested the audit of the Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration Program.
People