Acquisition
White House backs off higher credit card limit
OMB issued new guidance that returns the government purchase card limit to $2,500, ending hurricane relief measures.
People
PITAC returns as part of PCAST
President Bush is reviving the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee by folding it into the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
People
Kelman: An ounce of prevention?
IGs are one-note Charlies. Good contracting people can play a symphony.
People
The e-government main event: Congress vs. OMB
Lawmakers constrained Commerce from transferring funds to e-gov in fiscal 2005
People
Perry resigns GSA post
Stephen Perry, administrator of the General Services Administration since 2001, has resigned from the agency. His resignation becomes effective at the end of the month.
Acquisition
Editorial: Choose Burton, choose soon
Robert Burton, associate administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, should be the new OFPP administrator. And the sooner it happens, the better it is for everyone.
People
DOD's network defense to remain decentralized
Despite increasing attacks on its networks, the Defense Department will continue to protect them the way they do now -- at least for the time being.
Digital Government
Center allows industry to explore cybersecurity
The National Science Foundation is sponsoring a new research center to explore short-term solutions to cybersecurity problems.
People
DHS budget slices $23M from HR system
The House and Senate have agreed to cut spending on the Homeland Security Department’s new human resources management system by $23 million for fiscal 2006.
Digital Government
Getting it together
HP and Peregrine to meld their technologies through acquisition
Acquisition
GAO: Improve the data
The only system in the federal government that provides contracting information is hard to use and out of date, the Government Accountability Office said.
Digital Government
Have briefcase, will travel
4 portable technologies for business travelers to take on the road
Acquisition
Nadler: No small-biz panacea
Cascading procurements, designed to help, can have the opposite effect
People
GSA fills out Federal Acquisition Service management
The General Services Administration has named the heads of each of the seven functional offices that make up the new FAS.
People