People
Intercepts
If not for Wal-Mart; Buy a poppy; Skip the movie; go to the memorial; Semper fidelis.
Acquisition
Guerra: Quit the monopoly talk
Rather than trying to grab successful contracts, GSA should seek to emulate their success
Digital Government
IRS, Congress debate Web portal for tax filing
Two senators support an IRS portal for free filing, but Commissioner Mark Everson said the project is too big for the agency to handle right now.
Modernization
DTS officials look down road
DOD, disputing GAO, says savings will come with increased use of travel system.
Modernization
Data repository could cut federal medical costs
Federal, state agencies hope analytics boost health care quality, squash fraud.
Modernization
Case closed
Government is where people work together toward common goals. But too often, interagency rivalry and lack of communication thwart cooperation, leading to inefficient, stovepiped systems. That’s the situation Keith Fournier stepped into when he became CIO for Lucas County, Ohio.
Acquisition
Velzquez blames rising costs for Small Business Index decline
Rep. Nydia Velzquez (D-N.Y.) said the SBI reached its lowest point in nearly a decade in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.
People
IAC ponders raising dues
Its Executive Committee is examining new ways to fund programs and services and cover fiscal deficits that could reach almost $350,000 by 2011.
People
William Jackson | Cybereye: Campaign now for better voting methods
When it comes to electronic voting, we should come to an understanding of what the security issues really are, determine an acceptable level of risk for all voting systems, and then find ways to solve, mitigate or work around the problems.
Modernization
Still no agreement on enrollment stations
‘Imminent’ GSA-NBC deal has been discussed for months, but multiple vendors, other issues keep accord talks going.<@SM>
Digital Government
China approves Savi RFID tags
The ruling will allow the company to use its RFID tags, readers and signposts throughout the world’s largest manufacturing country.
People
With two years left, OMB's e-gov goals get clearer
The Office of Management and Budget’s administrator for e-government and IT is out to shut down systems that duplicate the 25 e-government and nine Lines of Business initiatives, and achieve cost savings and efficiency.
People
IG criticizes DOD, GSA purchasing activities
Although the agencies had improved the assisted acquisition contracting process, they continued to make purchases without fully complying with appropriations laws, DOD's inspector general said.
Modernization
Interior's ERP project in a bind
Inadequate systems, pending lawsuit could hinder modernization project.
Modernization
CMS gives states better look at health care data
The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare is helping state and local agencies use analytic software to improve the quality of health care data and to prevent fraud and abuse. The results—on a small scale so far—have been positive.<@SM>
People