People

TSP: Ready for prime time?

Will we look back on the dot-gov bubble?

People

NMCI gears up for next milestones

Upcoming evaluation includes look at Virginia-based network operations center

Digital Government

Texas sets up governmentwide IT purchasing

The state's Go DIRect program lets agencies buy some IT products without bidding out separate contracts.

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Intercepts

GIG-BE Complaints; JTRS Jitters?; NSA Classifieds; Going Home Again; FBCB2 Cramps Stryker Troops

Acquisition

GSA sked hits new high with PC buys

More than half of federal computer hardware sales now go through the Federal Supply Schedule

People

Agency system tracks contractor performance

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is keeping watch on contractors' performance using a new system

People

NSA to speed intelligence delivery

NSA wants the United States and allied countries to become more involved in processing and analyzing foreign communications intercepts

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Comment: Practice makes perfect

NARA has virtually no practical knowledge of handing e-records, writes an FCW columnist

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DOD to split IT budget

Officials hope shift will help Congress oversee spending

People

Managing expectations

Will we look back on the dot-gov bubble?

Digital Government

Tom Ridge, news anchor

Where would you go first for information if you believed a terrorist attack had occurred: To the Homeland Security Department's Web site or to CNN?

People

OMB tips hat to Mac and Linux

Latest release of the federal technical framework expands support for operating systems

People

States seek better terms on e-gov deal

SSA initiative could reduce revenue stream for cash-strapped states

Acquisition

GAO: Feds must get more competitive bids

Agencies don't always get enough bidders for contracts, according to a General Accounting Office report.

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Management tools

Performance measurement tools need not be used just to manage contractors

Acquisition

GSA unit slammed on IT funds

Companies hired by support center diverted technology funds to not IT work

People

Services also grow

Input's survey considered only sales of information technology products

People

Postal Service rolls out new pay system

Timekeeping system relies on electronic employee badges

People

Document management: Evaluation checklist

To find the document management product that works best for your agency, obtain trial versions of several solutions and evaluate them using the checklist

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Collins to question TSP

Sen. Susan Collins plans to hold a hearing on TSP's failed contract with American Management Systems Inc.