Acquisition
Letter: The danger of standard configuration
If agencies become overly focused on adhering to vendor-specific solutions, they run the risk of missing out on innovations that could better address their users' needs.
People
Registration to ease international travel
Provisions in the fiscal 2008 spending bill call for expanding Registered Traveler.
People
IT crucial to USPS’ updated business strategy
But the president of the American Postal Workers Union worries that cutting labor costs is too central to the plan.
People
Acquisition official: DOD, industry must communicate
To improve the process of awarding contracts, full engagement is crucial, Shay Assad wrote in a new memo.
People
The FCW Punch Line Contest: Who’s laughing now?
Find out who the winner and runners-up were for the "You know you have been a fed too long when..." contest.
People
Senate confirms new Census director
Stephen Murdock has said he supports moving the census to an online format.
People
Rule will make passport cards scannable from several feet away
Border guards will be able to access the card's unique identifying number, but no personally identifiable information.
Modernization
2008 Watch List: Security initiatives show promise
Officials express guarded optimism as milestones for major projects converge
Acquisition
2008 Watch List: OFPP to rein in interagency contracts
New policies likely will target duplicative contracts that offer little additional value
People
Management briefs
Rand: Feds should not drop pay-for-performance efforts; GAO gives FAA good marks for hitting acquisition targets; DOD’s Gallagher moves to DHS to assist with HSPD-12
Modernization
2008 Watch List: EVM for everyone
Office of Management and Budget mandate will propel EVM further into the mainstream
Acquisition
SBA rule a 'slap in the face' to women, lawmaker says
The agency's attempt to help women small-business owners is too narrow, members of Congress say.
People
HSPD-12 credentials still few and far between
OMB's latest report shows less than 1 percent of employees have compliant identification cards.
People
Labor plans FM LOB competition
The department wants to modernize its financial management functions, and reduce disparate and overlapping systems and data.
People
Letter: Core competency reconsidered
Information technology management must be treated as an essential function at the Defense Department and other agencies.
Digital Government
Bush signs FOIA reform bill
The OPEN Government Act of 2007 establishes a Web-based tracking system for Freedom of Information Act requests.
Acquisition