Acquisition
Can metrics persuade holdouts?
OMB hopes performance measures will make the case for using shared-service providers.
People
Pachter: Please, no more scare talk
Instead of fearing frequent protests, everyone should be concerned about fair contracting.
Modernization
GSA seeks encryption deal
The RFQ specifies a broad encryption offering to prevent future data privacy breaches.
People
Report: Center needed to oversee identity theft efforts
The center would allow authorities, regulatory agencies and the private sector to consolidate, analyze and share identity theft information and practices, according to a report from the President’s Identity Theft Task Force.
Digital Government
Procurement briefs
DOD official encourages use of veterans GWAC; DARPA: Creative concepts can manage disasters
Digital Government
Group advocates data-driven policy-making
A report from the Center for American Progress argues that the government should rely more on IT to help it make better policy decisions.
People
Coast Guard boots lead integrator
The agency's decision to take back control of troubled project could be a bellwether.
People
Editorial: Relishing the spotlight
The government IT community has an opportunity to share its ideas for making agencies more effective and efficient.
People
Clinton assails outsourcing
The presidential contender vows to bring greater accountability to government operations.
People
DHS pay plan: Deal or no deal
Bill would repeal department’s authorization for a pay-for-performance system.
People
Two senators call for Doan to resign
Sens. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) cite what they describe as a pattern of ethical lapses during her tenure at GSA.
People
The move toward blogging
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is a leader in using social media, such as blogs, to reach a portion of the population that is abandoning traditional media.
People
Army CIO to issue 500-day plan
The latest plan will seek to “institutionalize LandWarNet throughout the Army,” said Army deputy CIO Vern Bettencourt.
Modernization
Disaster pain pills
6 technologies are transforming government continuity-of-operations plans. Can they help you?
Acquisition
Administration's inaction forces action
Lawmakers want to give small businesses more contracts and prevent bundling.
People