Digital Government

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The 2006 Rising Stars

People

ConceptSolutions names new business chief

Harry Thomas Newman will specialize in DOD intelligence contracts for the information management and technology consulting company.

People

Regs and smarts moderate year-end buying

The frenzy is gone and soon the dollars will be, too.

People

Survey: Senior execs 'cynical' about pay for performance

They find ratings, pay adjustments and bonuses disconnected, a study by the Senior Executive Association and Avue Technologies found.

Modernization

Command Information launches federal division

The company specializes in IPv6 training and development.

Modernization

IG criticizes NASA noncompetitive acquisition

Lawmakers, SARA panel also target sole-source and other acquisition issues.

People

LaForgia forges Army/industry ties

She earned a reputation for bringing both sides together to improve Army contracting

Modernization

NIST, Red Hat unveil commenting system

System will allow vendors to report vulnerabilities, but problems could arise by allowing it to be publicly accessible, one analyst said.

People

A few good partners

Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council aims to be a model of strategic sourcing.

Acquisition

Shining a light on government spending

Lawmakers and watchdog groups foresee greater accountability for federal spending

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DHS to award SBInet contract, Chertoff says

DHS has not formally announced the value of the Secure Border Initiative, but Boeing, one of many vendors vying for the project, estimated its value at $2 billion.

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Walker urges management change

GAO recommends chief management officers as a way to improve emergency response

People

Good leaders are critical to EA success

For enterprise architecture to be successful, architects need to sell it.

Digital Government

Week in Review

Ethics on our minds.

Modernization

OMB finalizes FMLOB migration guidance

The Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration have finalized (for now) long-awaited guidance to help agencies assess whether they should turn over control of their financial-management systems to a shared-services provider.<@SM>

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GAO proposes to block public access to audit interviews

The agency cites a desire to ensure cooperation from nervous agencies during investigations as a reason to keep the interviews under wraps.

Acquisition

Industry faults Dem contracting bill

Lawmakers say the legislation is needed to curb contracting abuses

People

Welles: What’s after retirement?

When feds leave government, they often seek new meaning in life as retirees.

People

Brian Burns joins Education

The former chief technology officer for infrastructure at the Interior Department will serve as deputy CIO to William Vajda.