Digital Government

FAQs for small businesses

Frequently asked questions that small businesses should askif they want to enter the government market

Digital Government

Procurement: Which method to use?

It is a time of change for governmentwide acquisition contracts. What will that mean for how agencies buy goods and services?

People

NARA security classification chief steps down

J. William Leonard has been responsible for overseeing the policies of the governmentwide security classification system and the National Industrial Security Program since 2002.

People

Private-sector info-sharing network in works

The Corporate Crisis Response Officers Association, led by former DHS Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson, is working on a network for use in emergencies.

Ideas

More Feds Blog

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People

McManus to leave government work

The Commerce Department's deputy chief information officer and chief technology officer has held the position for less than a year.

People

McManus to leave government work

The Commerce Department's deputy chief information officer and chief technology officer has held the position for less than a year.

Digital Government

Letter: State Department chose bad name for blog

Apparently no one at the department involved with the blog is more than 25 years old, a reader says.

People

DISA setting up new network monitoring center

The Information Sharing Operations Center will gather data about the status of various services feeding data to the military networks for a variety of applications.

People

DISA sees managed services as the future

Agency CIO John Garing wants to expand DISA's use of this approach to software.

Digital Government

Congress passes continuing resolution

The measure avoids a government showdown and gives agencies money to continue their work from 2007.

Acquisition

The Lectern: Public/private partnerships old and new

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Digital Government

Letter: Rep. Davis understands workforce woes

But it needs to be tempered with defined agency plans to use the rehired annuitants to train junior and mid-level workers, not merely to fill their old jobs at 1.7 times the pay.

Digital Government

Letter: OPM vague on clearance progress

A reader notes that the agency doesn't specify which investigation is moving faster.

People

GAO employees able to sneak past Border Patrol

The Government Accountability Office says security at the U.S./Canadian border needs to be stronger.

People

State Department opens up with Dipnote blog

Officials hope to take some of the secrecy out of diplomacy though the Web log.

Digital Government

Commerce council to lead tech competitiveness efforts

With the demise of the Technology Administration, the Commerce Technology Council will take on the role of providing a forum for and coordinating technology policy departmentwide.

Acquisition

Meet small-biz goals or face consequences, officials say

That could be one remedy to half of federal departments' missing their small-business contracting goals.

Ideas

Hacking: So Easy, a Cave Man Can Do It

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Acquisition

USPS taps Northrop to analyze systems

The Postal Service wants independent verification and validation services for its delivery and retail systems.