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Army retools knowledge culture
The service defines new knowledge management principles tailored to net-centric environment.
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FEMA adopts open standards
Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
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Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
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DOD, intell join forces to save
The intelligence community and DOD strike deal to buy software together.
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TIGTA: The IRS lacks secure Web servers
With unauthorized servers, the Internal Revenue Service risks having someone illicitly access taxpayer and personally identifiable information.
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GAO: U.S., Canada can’t agree on fingerprints, info sharing
DHS and Canadian officials couldn’t agree on how a joint border office in N.Y. would operate, according to a new GAO report.
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DHS' Cohen made questionable picks on research projects, IG says
DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner later finds choices acceptable.
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A boost for state aid
States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.
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Miller: Independent oversight works
Independent oversight keeps projects moving and avoids conflicts of interest.
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Buzz of the Week: Have many feds gone AWOL?
Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has raised a ruckus by lambasting federal agencies for tolerating employee absenteeism.
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DOD asserts more oversight of undefined contracts
Defense Department officials require more reports to manage work on risky contracts with undefined terms.
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GAO: Census' handhelds need more scrutiny
Handheld computers and software experienced problems during dress rehearsals for the 2010 census, the Government Accountability Office says.
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Agencies must create performance snapshots
The Office and Management and Budget wants to make annual reports more readable and usable by Congress and the public.
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Workforce tops new OFPP chief's priorities
New acting Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Lesly Field sees recruitment, retention as critical for acquisition.
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Social networkers respond to Hurricane Gustav
More than 500 people are contributing government and commercial information feeds to the Gustav Information Center.
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