Digital Government

IAC, ACT recognize military's asset-tracking initiative

Eight federal, state and local projects received the 2007 Intergovernmental Solutions Award for innovation.

People

Career conference gets Web savvy

OPM and the Partnership for Public Service are holding a Virtual National Career Services Conference this week.

People

GSA names head of performance improvement

In his new role, Kimber Boyer will advise GSA on major policies related to how well the agency works.

Acquisition

Preston: Small-biz contracting goal will be tougher to meet

Awarding 23 percent of contract dollars to small businesses will be more difficult when new certification rules go into effect this month, SBA Administrator Steven Preston said.

Cybersecurity

OMB finalizes acquisition language for standard desktop configuration

Agencies must include provisions by June 30 in all procurements.

People

New facilities to house temporary e-records

NARA has opened two vaults to let federal agencies store and maintain temporary electronic documents for the first time.

People

New database to help ID missing WWII soldiers

After converting records on about 78,000 missing service members into an electronic format, the researchers used computer programs to resolve discrepancies.

Ideas

Doan Touts Transparency in One-Year Memo

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Digital Government

Students going into government

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Digital Government

Novak defends Doan

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Ideas

Calif. Considers Credit-Card Standards Bill

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Cybersecurity

Lawmakers push compromise on ID cards

Bill calls for enhanced driver's licenses and changes to border passport program.

Acquisition

Corini: Raise your guard

5 beneficial practices for managing your GSA schedule contracts and staying clean.

Modernization

i-GPS plan stumbles on Capitol Hill

DOD’s initiative for novel satellite navigation concept could be short-lived.

People

Little replaces Lloyd as CFO at ATSC

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Acquisition

Education says, ‘Do it all’

Department’s EDUCATE procurement will make contractors shoulder more IT risk.

People

DHS sticks to pay system goals

But OPM says the department isn’t moving fast enough.

Modernization

Networx: Now for the hard choices

With Universal and now Enterprise, feds must sort through telecom options.

Digital Government

Google 911

The use of online search tools to find health information has spurred a debate about how to tap their power without sacrificing the precision required when lives are at stake.