People

Defense bill leaves IT management in limbo

Some of the legislative proposals are in conflict with reorganization plans unveiled earlier this month by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

People

Air Force strengthens CIO role

The CIO will have more influence on IT strategy and budgeting, and the Air Force will move some of its components to DOD's enterprise email.

People

Report: Sequester cuts worse the second time around

A new report from the Center for American Progress warns about the impact of the next round of sequester cuts on federal programs, including IT.

People

A PortfolioStat progress report

The Office of Management and Budget launched PortfolioStat last year to help 26 major agencies identify and reduce duplicative IT investments. Here's how they’re doing.

People

FAA regs render Forest Service drones flightless

The aircraft were bought six years ago to monitor marijuana fields, but can't get off the ground.

People

DOD's Takai honors IT excellence

The Army Enterprise Email Migrations Team was a big winner in the DOD CIO awards.

People

How many Commerce CIOs does it take to...?

Deltek's annual holiday party brought together five current and former Commerce Department IT leaders.

People

Telework Week 2014 aims higher

The Mobile Work Exchange wants to exceed 2013's record number of 112,000 federal employee participants.

People

CMS shares traffic reports for HealthCare.gov

Administration touts the spike is usage, but questions persist about data transmission to insurers.

People

DOD targets $1B in high-level staff cuts

Reorganization will move business systems oversight to CIO's office.

People

IT infrastructure: The 4 big obstacles and 6 ways to fix them

If CIOs can drive five tactical changes — and get the leadership support to do so — federal IT can be transformed by 2018.

People

GPO plunges into digital future

The head of the Government Printing Office outlines a strategy to take the 'print' out of GPO.

People

Obama appoints acting deputy Defense secretary

Christine Fox, DOD's former director of cost assessment and program evaluation (and a real-life inspiration for "Top Gun"), will temporarily replace Ashton Carter.

People

Addressing 'second-generation' gender bias

Women are woefully rare in IT management positions, and fixing that demands a concerted effort.

People

Zients: HealthCare.gov much improved, but still in progress

The site can now accommodate 50,000 simultaneous users, and a "virtual waiting room" has been established for times when demand exceeds capacity.

People

TechAmerica, ITI trade accusations

ITI is seeking dismissal of TechAmerica's lawsuit alleging misconduct by the rival that hired three of its senior procurement lobbyists.

People

Federal 100 nominations close Dec. 23

It's December already -- which means the Fed 100 nomination deadline is fast approaching.

People

NFFE's Dougan on shutdowns, IT hiring

The National Federation of Federal Employees president is predicting another shutdown come January.

People

New bill would demand detailed HealthCare.gov data

Legislation would require state-by-state statistics, and put a price tag on the cost of the "tech surge" being conducted to fix the site.

People

Own a Picasso for $150 -- another interesting public-private partnership

Steve Kelman looks to Paris for a creative way to fund efforts that government alone cannot afford.