Modernization
DLA buys system to manage employee training programs
The Defense Logistics Agency has purchased software to manage training for 22,000 employees across the United States and 28 other countries, an application the agency expects to improve the readiness of its workers and bolster its ability to track expenses.
People
GSA starts the process to redo FedBizOpps
The General Services Administration late last month issued a request for proposals for a new Federal Business Opportunities system.
People
Seattle digitizes crime records
ABM America is providing four products to form an integrated system for the Seattle police department.
Acquisition
DOT cancels $21M solicitation
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration decided to use another transportation agency's system for salary management.
People
OPM pushes swift hiring
The Office of Personnel Management says it can show federal agencies how to hire qualified candidates within 45 days.
Modernization
GAO calls for improved spectrum use
Auditors recommended that federal agencies learn more about technologies for airwave efficiency.
People
CIOs to detail project management requirements
The federal Chief Information Officers Council plans to eliminate some of the guesswork from project management certification.
Digital Government
Congress heeds state issues
Federal lawmakers have become more aware of state and local IT concerns, state officials say.
Modernization
Defense readies RFID policy
The directive will give guidance for agencies and contractors in preparation of January's deadline requiring materiel suppliers' readiness for RFID technology with the military.
People
E-voting debate: paper or no paper
As the administrator of elections for Maryland, Linda Lamone believes electronic voting machines are safe and secure, even without a paper trail.
Modernization
Emerge2 program to seek bids soon
The program is aimed at overhauling the Homeland Security Department’s back-office systems.
Modernization
Microsoft envisions industrialized software production
Mass production will also allow agencies to more cheaply customize software, a Microsoft architect says.
Cybersecurity
Expert calls for better security
A professor who helped develop the federal cybersecurity plan said it must be overhauled.
Cybersecurity
OMB tweaks info security rules
Agencies will have to vouch for systems' conformity to minimum-security standards.
People
Hart, Rudman call for urgency on national security
The former senators spoke at a conference on the state of homeland security.
People
DOD uses low-tech votes
The military will use the Postal Service's Express Mail overnight service to get paper ballots to and from personnel.
Cybersecurity
Back to central patching?
OMB agrees with auditors' suggestion to reconsider a central patch-management service.
People
IRS cuts tech jobs
The tax agency's CIO expects to "free up" roughly 150 jobs at computing centers, and cut positions in other areas as well.
People