People

Senate confirms Brubaker as head of DOT research group

Paul Brubaker, who was an influential Senate staffer and former deputy CIO at DOD, returns to government after six years in industry.

People

Web extra: Thinker, Sailor, Soldier, Scribe

James Webb brings disciplined leadership, respect for ranks to Navy post

Digital Government

OPM lobbies for legislative fix to workforce crisis

Officials hope new law to rehire retired feds is just the beginning.

People

FlipSide

In on the action.

People

I love my job

FCW's survey of best agencies for information technology employees shows that many feds maintain a sense of idealism, even when faced with perennial workplace challenges.

People

Circuit

Candidates for president are using online systems

People

OPM's Enger leaves legacy of e-government

Norm Enger retired from OPM on July 31 after five years of working on assorted human resources e-government initiatives.

People

Computers rule

The transformation of the federal workforce in the past 20 years has followed the ascendancy of the computer from a clerical device to a sophisticated tool used in every aspect of government operations.

People

Gulf Coast's small businesses never made a priority, lawmaker says

Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-N.Y.), House Small Business Committee chairwoman, singles out GSA and DHS for failing to direct more contracts to small firms in the region.

People

Feds promise states $1 billion

Money could start to flow to localities for interoperable communications.

People

Editorial: Time for a fresh start

Few people think the government's General Schedule pay system works well.

Modernization

How many copies do you need?

Data deduplication wipes redundant data so you can reclaim storage and backup time.

Acquisition

GSA: Alliant has everything

The new megacontract incorporates the federal enterprise architecture and the Defense Department's enterprise architecture.

Digital Government

Internal checkbooks out of balance

Once again, OMB and CFO Council prod agencies to improve financial accuracy.

People

OMB says agency business cases improving

Latest Management Watch List report shows agencies removed 210 business cases from the watch list.

Cybersecurity

Security initiatives start to converge

Many in the federal IT community see greater emphasis on operational assurance.

Digital Government

Buzz of the Week

Johnson's on a roll

People

Executive decision ends impasse

Agreement reached on union election will let GAO get back to business.

People

Have contracting skills, will travel

House lawmakers want to send 600 GSA contracting employees to DOD.