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GAO denies second protest of Monster contract
GAO found that OPM’s $27 million USAJobs award to Monster Government Solutions at a premium price was reasonable.
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GAO lauds DOD biz progress
But the agency said the department should focus more on processes than on systems.
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AT&T to upgrade Navy network's Web capabilities
The company will expand portal capabilities for monitoring and updating C4I networks.
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Panel: Feds must get over info-sharing turf wars
Members of Congress and the panel discussed establishing a federal Information Sharing Environment to help discard decades-old prejudices against interagency information.
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Electronic subcontract reporting system goes live
Civilian agency contractors are to begin using it now, but defense contractors must keep filing paper forms for several more months.
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USPS may require Parcel Select clients to use e-voucher system
The U.S. Postal Service is weighing whether to require all customers of its Parcel Select program to use an electronic system that the agency hopes will help ease payment and verification for mail acceptance.
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CHCS II's global launch set
A DOD official will give details about the Composite Health Care System II's deployment at a press briefing Nov. 21.
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BearingPoint to provide Air Force training
Integrator will teach logistics to 3,500 personnel as part of supply chain modernization program.
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Gonzalez brings life lessons to IRS
New deputy CIO's role: Keep agency's modernization on track.
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Feds mishandle probationary hiring
A report finds that although supervisors can fire employees for poor performance, they rarely do.
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British Library, Microsoft to digitize 25 million pages
The plan is to digitize roughly 100,000 out-of-copyright books, which will be available through the new MSN Book Search beta service next year.
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Intercepts
What you do with two pianos if you're not Ferrante and Teicher. The DISA pandemic plan. Hack attacks confirmed. The Ukrainian connection. The official word on RFID interference. Monkey see, monkey do.
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GPO awaits Web-harvesting technology
Agency seeks technology that can query specific classes of information.
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CIOs struggle for clout
Survey by FCW Media Group confirms that frustration among public CIOs prompts short tenures despite long-term challenges
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Union balks at DOD HR changes
The American Federation of Government Employees will file a lawsuit to fight new personnel regulations that seek to tie pay to performance.
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Software that keeps score
Managers fine-tune mission performance with balanced score cards, but success takes much more than technology.
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DOD reviewing acquisition reform
A review of the military's acquisition structure and processes could lead to the faster delivery of weapon systems to the battlefield.
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U.K. unveils new e-gov strategy
The British government launches new policy to use information technology for public services.
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