People
President names new VA secretary
Former Surgeon General James Peake's nomination goes to the Senate for approval.
Acquisition
Legislation: Give service-disabled business owners priority
The House passed a bill that would also help women business owners secure government contracts.
People
Campaign encourages students to consider federal service
The Partnership for Public Service has launched a nationwide effort to encourage college students to pursue careers in the government.
Digital Government
IG: GSA contractors get system access before background checks
Such security lapses have compromised confidential agency information, according to a new report.
People
Former NSA official joins Capitol College
W. Victor Maconachy has been appointed vice president and chief academic officer.
Digital Government
New commission will advise next president on cybersecurity
Reps. Langevin and McCaul will be co-chairmen of a group of public- and private-sector experts studying the best ways to secure networks.
People
DHS names Duke first deputy undersecretary for management
Elaine Duke had been the agency’s chief procurement officer.
People
GPO expands smart card printing business
The Homeland Security Department places a large order for secure identification cards.
People
DHS names first deputy undersecretary for management
Elaine Duke, formerly DHS' chief procurement officer, will take on the job.
People
OPM expands functions of labor agreement database
Users can now search the site using key words and create reports from available information.
People
Agencies fall short on HSPD-12 deadline
OMB cites significant progress in setting the foundation for standard ID cards
Acquisition
Congress looks for price fix
Lawmakers want to curb use of time-and-materials contracts by Defense Department.
Acquisition
New protests stall FedBizOpps
Losing vendors repeat the claim that GSA continues to be wrong in evaluating bids.
Digital Government
FCW Download and Table of Contents
Table of contents of this weeks edition and a few extras.
Digital Government