People
Wagner: Don’t blame the IG
Blaming the IG is like faulting the press when it reports on government waste, fraud and abuse.
Modernization
GAO: DOD’s business architecture needs details
Its approach does not provide enough guidance for military components to implement the strategy, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Welles: Now it’s your turn to blog
Agencies face the challenge of balancing the old and new ways of communicating with the public.
Acquisition
Software on tap
Software-as-a-service providers are back with new and more popular offerings.
Acquisition
A tip of the iceberg?
Sen. Grassley’s inquiry into GSA’s contract with Sun could open up a wider investigation.
Cybersecurity
USPS shifts to electronic personnel records
The digital system will safeguard employee records in a secure central database.
People
Novak: Use knowledge management for succession planning
Agencies let too much knowledge walk out the door when senior managers retire.
People
FlipSide: A few minutes with…Renny DiPentima
Renny DiPentima reflects on his 44-year-career in government and industry as he prepares step into retirement July 1.
Cybersecurity
GSA, DOD seek data encryption under SmartBuy
Federal agencies could take advantage of volume discounts when they buy encryption software through the SmartBuy program.
Modernization
Rainy-day lessons about resiliency
The Internal Revenue Service revamped its continuity-of-operations plans following a damaging flood that shut down its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., for more than five months.
Digital Government
Feldman: Twin win: Privacy and e-health
This transformative system will reach a critical mass of acceptance by health care consumers, providers and facility-operators only when the public feels assured that privacy is priority No. 1.
Digital Government
Opelka: E-prescribing is safe and private
Critics are spreading misinformation that could prevent patients from reaping benefits.
People