People
VA taps EDS for personal identity verification cards
Under the $11.6 million contract, the company will assist VA in issuing cards in a format accepted throughout the federal government.
People
GTSI names president, COO
Scott Friedlander joined the company in 2001 after 19 years at Xerox.
Acquisition
Letter: How does Internet initiative affect new contracts?
The "deadline-then-plan" method behind the Trusted Internet Connections initiative is insane, a reader says.
People
Letter: Johnson has been asleep at the wheel
OMB's Clay Johnson is the only one who oversees IGs, but he has not been doing his job.
People
IG: DOD fails on competition
The department made awards with improper competition and didn't justify why it went outside DOD for acquisition services, a new report states.
People
DHS infrastructure protection chief cites progress
Bob Stephan cited the department's partnerships with state and local authorities as crucial to future success.
People
Clinton: Alaska Native firm may have gotten unfair bonus
Chenega Technology Services improperly won a DHS contract, and the senator wants the IG to investigate the award further.
People
OFPP issues policy requiring training for support workers
It also standardizes the skills contracting officer technical representatives must have.
People
Letter: Editorial trivializes disagreement between IG, contracting officers
If Lurita Doan goes soft now, more contracting officers will leave government service and more companies will leave the GSA schedules.
People
Letter: OPM's suspension of telework unfair
The agency says it will reinstate telework after employees have been trained on a modernized retirement system, but one reader expects delays.
Digital Government
Letter: Enterprise architecture is the way to go
There are huge gains to be made by eliminating unnecessary duplication.
Digital Government
Letter: Trusted Internet Connections initiative is meaningless
DHS' CERT Einstein program won't monitor traffic on agencies' field offices' VPN, which they use to connect to agency networks.
People
IRS Oversight Board fears tax processing delays
If Congress delays action on the alternative minimum tax, IRS may have to reprogram its systems, postponing return and refund processing.
People