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White House seeks cuts to defense contractor workforce
The Obama administration wants to save $900 million by reducing defense contractor employees and get $2 billion by collecting delinquent taxes from federal contractors.
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Senators grill VA's CIO nominee
Roger Baker answered senators' pointed questions about how he would deal with system failures and other IT problems at the Veterans Affairs Department.
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FCW Insider: Why early adopters most often fail
Many early adopters only have themselves to blame if their ideas don’t catch on in their agency, says one reader.
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Get a Life: Recognizing public service
From awards and exhibits to Web 2.0 discussions, this is the week to recognize public service, writes blogger Judy Welles.
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Obama scores high marks on transparency, watchdog group says
The Obama administration has fulfilled three out of the five 100-day transparency goals watchdog groups recommended last fall.
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Economic stimulus IT forum draws more than 2,500 participants
Vendors and IT experts submitted and ranked ideas for using information technology to better track spending under the economic stimulus law.
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Cyber leaders must coordinate to avoid conflicts
If the Obama administration has three separate offices guiding federal information technology, observers warn that they will need close coordination to avoid confusing overlap.
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Swine flu news infects social media
Twitter and other social media have proven effective at rapidly spreading information and misinformation about H1N1.
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Flu funding could go to states
Some of the $1.5 billion that the Obama administration has requested to fight the H1N1 virus – the cause of the swine flu outbreak — could go to state public health disease tracking and monitoring programs.
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Virtual double take
Our cover story on virtual training applications like Second Life may cause some readers to scratch their heads and say, “Wha…?”
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Telework gets a ‘giddyap’ from OPM
The new director of personnel management wants more employees working from home, for their benefit and for the benefit of others.
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A reader's guide to virtual world technology
Here are some links to articles and resources for feds looking to learn more about Second Life and other virtual world technology.
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DOD needs better workforce data
The Defense Department has, at best, a blurry picture of its government acquisition workforce’s skills, a hindrance to assessing its needs.
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GSA schedules might get state, local business
Two new House bills would open the General Services Administration's Multiple Award Schedules contracts to state and local governments.
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Avatar to aid DIA recruiting
DIA recruiters will use an upcoming public event to showcase technology that simulates security interviews.
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SBInet spending plan not complete, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department has met only three of the 12 conditions set by Congress for its Secure Border Initiative spending plan, according to the GAO.
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The hidden force in acquisition
Changing contracting priorities are elevating the position of the contracting officer’s technical representative.
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Official: Some flu money would go to states
The president's request for $1.5 billion to deal with the swine flu outbreak includes money to help states respond to the disease, an HHS official said.
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GAO: OMB needs better oversight tools
The Office of Management and Budget needs to better track troubled IT projects after it puts them on a watch list, a new report says.
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