Cybersecurity
OPM sees green on clearances
Officials credit increased oversight for shrinking lengthy clearance times.
Cybersecurity
When personal data gets out of the box...
A new Federal Computer Week survey finds that the theft of a Veterans Affairs Department laptop PC pushed data security to the forefront at many agencies.
Acquisition
Kelman: Buying commercial
The debates about commercial contracting and government risk involve high stakes.
Digital Government
Editorial: The brave new world
Government policy struggles to keep up with advances in technology.
People
Employee issues worry CFOs
Professional development is seen as key to DOD financial-management reforms.
Acquisition
Denett focuses on FPDS data
Proponents of better federal contracting decry lack of reliable contracting data.
Modernization
DOD reaches first milestone with system's deployment
AHLTA is providing DOD medical officials with a common view of outpatient care.
Acquisition
Petrillo: A failed experiment
It’s time to declare interagency contracts a failure after more than a decade of trying that approach.
Digital Government
Vendors claim VA contracts unfair
Industry alleges agency decisions give IBM wired advantage to win 10-year contracts.
Digital Government
Feds, industry expand digital partnerships
But experts say their allure should not blind agencies to potential problems.
People
Navy rethinks its approach to collecting, sharing data
While patrolling the Persian Gulf, the Navy is amassing larger than ever amounts of information and must figure out the best way for the military and its partners to use it.
Cybersecurity
After the breach, now what?
Would a federal breach notification law bring greater security and sanity to those who find their personal data has been lost or stolen?
Cybersecurity