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GAO: Share-in-savings contracts can be difficult
Share-in-savings contracting, which can be an effective tool in motivating contractors to generate savings for clients, can be especially difficult to do in the federal government, a new General Accounting Office report says. <br>
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DISA: DMS on track
DISA officials are defending the Defense Messaging System against rumors that the program is behind schedule and obsolete
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Kellogg describes cyber battlefield
Joint Staff official says cryptology used by terrorists to protect their data and communications is as good, if not better, than DOD's solutions
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Bush names Forman to head White House E-Gov office
President Bush yesterday announced that Mark Forman, the Office of Management and Budget’s associate director for IT and e-government, will be appointed the administrator of the White House Office of E-Government.
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Feds' morale sinking, scholar says
Brookings Institution scholar says many federal workers don't understand their mission
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Florida a model for homeland
State shows how law enforcement and first responders should organize their efforts
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GAO revisits postal IT center closing
Reports urges the Postal Service to update its analyses to reflect area's changes in job availability
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Forman tapped for new e-gov office
Bush to appoint Mark Forman as director of the new Office of Electronic Government at OMB
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DLA modernization program delayed
Unsettled limited deployment forces completion date to be delayed by about six months
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E-gov will go on, staffers pledge
Congressional staff members are confident that projects will continue despite lack of funding
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Army looking to level communications
Army says interoperable communications are the key to working with first responders
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Labor revamps GovBenefits portal
GovBenefits.gov has a new look and added features, including access to more programs
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OMB pinched in program reviews
OMB may have to outsource some performance evaluations to agency inspectors general
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DOD distance learning advances
GAO says DOD's distance learning programs make progress, but many challenges remain
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Loan bill aimed at recruiting feds
Bill aims to make it easier to recruit federal workers by allowing agencies to repay student loans tax-free
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Customs' ACE on the right track
GAO says the Customs Service's Automated Commercial Environment still must focus on people and processes
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Online system sifted for screeners
TSA system sorted through nearly 2 million applications in quest to hire airport screeners
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Homeland preps for vendor pitches
Department soon will issue RFI for technology systems and launch a vendor Web site
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FBI describes IT improvement
Director testifies about bureau's progress in upgrading its information technology systems
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