People
Input critiques financial management line of business
Guidance on conducting competitions is complex and unclear, analysts say.
People
Kathleen Watson named DSS acting director
DOD attorney takes reins of organization tasked with processing security clearances.
People
Spaceship work saves NASA Ames computing jobs
The Ames Research Center's role as information technology lead for the new spacecraft program will save many, if not all, IT jobs that were at risk last year.
People
Experts: Managers can impede telework, COOP
Managers’ misunderstandings and unwillingness to change are two of the main hindrances to implementing telework and continuity-of-operations plans.
Modernization
Army awards $72 million contract to DataPath
The company will provide specialized portable satellite earth terminals and support services to the U.S. Joint Forces in Iraq.
People
Doan lays out her goals as GSA administrator
New administrator acknowledges agency has problems but promises to fix them.
People
DRS Technologies names Sheehan to head Tactical Systems unit
Sheehan will manage the unit's strategic activities and operations.
Digital Government
Advanced Technology Systems wins FBI deal
The three-year contract continues work the company has performed at the FBI's Strategic Information and Operations Center for the past eight years.
Cybersecurity
VA hit with two class-action suits over data theft
The Consumer Coalition for Health Privacy has also asked HHS to conduct a privacy review of health data.
People
Arinc wins $10 million Navy anti-mine contract
Engineering firm will support anti-mine sonar program.
Cybersecurity
DHS doesn't take cyberattack threats seriously, former IG says
The United States and the Homeland Security Department are “manifestly and woefully unprepared” for a cyberattack, the former DHS inspector general said.
People
Wennergren wins Franke award
The award, presented at the Management of Change conference, is given to individuals who make extraordinary long-term contributions to public service.
People
Storm Watch 2006: Ready or not
Authorities enter the 2006 hurricane season better prepared than last year but not as ready as they would like to be.
Acquisition
Feds scramble to improve emergency procurement information
But efforts to avoid a replay of 2005 disasters are not complete.
Modernization
Serious game teaches emergency responders
Real-time ‘Incident Commander’ is based on the National Incident Management System.
Cybersecurity
8(a) firms found opportunity after 2005 hurricanes
Big companies were not the only ones providing relief in hard-hit areas.
Cybersecurity