Digital Government
GAO: Fiscal policy is unsustainable
Comptroller General David Walker blames huge long-term obligations and growing structural problems in the federal budget.
Digital Government
Open-source vendors seek help from Congress
A group of vendors is asking lawmakers to create a legal framework in which open-source software developers can create and deploy software.
People
Input foresees some DOD market growth
However, the research firm cautions that new political factors could affect the projections.
People
Pacom improves info sharing
The command is increasingly using systems built on open-source software to share information, and it is working in cooperation with the FBI's Honolulu office.
Acquisition
Williams: Dems' control could mean more oversight
The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service said the executive branch worries that new congressional leadership will mean added scrutiny.
Digital Government
Shuttle's clock could mean bad time for space program
The computers aboard Space Shuttle Discovery, which is set to launch in December, will not know what time it is back on Earth come Jan. 1, 2007.
Cybersecurity
DHS to test technologies on cargo at Seattle airport
The testing is part of the $30 million DHS Air Cargo Explosives Detection Pilot Program.
Modernization
DHS forum will bring together cybersecurity products, integrators
The free event in January will introduce integrators to new cybersecurity products funded by the Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate.
Modernization
SBA, DOT make e-gov gains
The Small Business Administration and the Transportation Department both made dramatic improvements this quarter in the e-government portion of the President’s Management Agenda scorecard.<@SM>
Modernization
CMS taps EDS for anti-fraud support services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services inoculates itself against fraud and abuse with two task orders valued at up to $120 million that it awarded to Electronic Data Systems Corp.
People
E-voting hiccups didn't sway elections
Electronic voting systems, which have attracted widespread criticism and suspicion, appeared to generally perform well in yesterday’s elections, according to firsthand accounts by specialists who monitored polls in several states.
People
Industry wary of DISA's SOA effort
Vendors are struggling to determine a sound business case for the department's plan to pay for services rather than software development costs.
People
Rumsfeld's departure could slow modernization
The Defense Department is losing its strongest advocate of transformation and modernization, says one national security expert.
People
E-voting snags common but not disastrous
Watchdog organizations report thousands of complaints about touch-screen voting machines, with some problems leading to long lines and extended polling hours.
Modernization
Neal Fox | Contracting in Perspective: Will GSA Eat SEWP?
So GSA wants to absorb NASA’s SEWP GWAC contract vehicle. Would this enhance governmentwide procurement, and has anyone asked SEWP’s customers? I doubt it.
People
With Dems in charge, observers expect labor issues to take center stage
<font color="CC0000">(UPDATED) </font color> President Bush’s competitive-sourcing initiative could be under heavy scrutiny now that the Democrats have taken over at least one house of Congress.
People