Digital Government
'Super committee' starts work on deficit reduction
Feds brace as panel to hold first public hearing on identifying $1.5 trillion in debt savings.
Acquisition
Bill would void, stop contracts with U.S. enemies
Wartime Contracting Commission report considers problem of payoffs in enemy lands.
People
Could telework resurrect the House Page Program?
A resurrection of the now defunct House Page Program is proposed via telework.
Cybersecurity
Federal data breach legislation stalls
California strengthens its breach notification requirements, as federal legislation that would replace state laws goes nowhere in Congress.
Digital Government
The great downsizing has begun
Who out there thinks they will recognize the federal workforce a year from now?
People
FAA employees would get back pay under new bill
A House member has introduced a bill to provide back pay and benefits to furloughed Federal Aviation Administration employees.
Modernization
Could this legislation kill the Internet?
A bill designed to protect children from predators online contains provisions that could cripple online commerce while not protecting children from much of anything, John Breeden argues.
Digital Government
Do you hear shoes dropping?
Two senior Republican senators earlier this week introduced a bill to extend the pay freeze and reduce the size of the federal workforce.
Digital Government
Transparency rules proposed for budget-cutting 'super committee'
Sen. David Vitter is the first senator to propose increasing transparency of the super committee" charged with identifying $1.5 trillion in spending cuts.
Digital Government
Defense takes big cuts in debt deal
With the debt ceiling deal signed into law, outcry over defense cuts and lack of transparency is already loud.
People
Feds, contractors brace for debt-ceiling compromise
Pending deal to avert a default spares federal paychecks for now, but future remains cloudy.
People
Agency reports just a mouse click away under Senate bill
A Senate bill would require the Government Printing Office to start and maintain a website that would publish electronic copies of all agency reports required by Congress.
People
Potential debt limit fallout paints bleak picture for feds
If Congress fails to raise the government's debt limit before the Aug. 2 deadline, the federal government would face an unprecedented situation and federal employees are bound to be affected.
People
Memo to the next federal CIO: Here's the job...
Former government officials share what they expect from Vivek Kundra's successor.
Digital Government
Minn. government shutdown expected to end soon
The longest state government shutdown in recent history is finally coming to an end. But, at the federal level, the debt ceiling debate rages on and creates uncertainty for federal employees.
People
Kundra's parting gift? 10 lessons in IT management
Vivek Kundra, the outgoing federal CIO, gives a House subcommittee lessons on IT management.
Cybersecurity
Senators argue cybersecurity leadership
With many committees claiming jurisdiction over cybersecurity, little progress has been made on passing comprehensive legislation. Sen. John McCain’s call for a temporary select committee to break the logjam quickly met with resistance.
Digital Government
Get those resumes in order
Consider yourself on notice, all you folks at the Education, Labor and Commerce departments: We’re just going to have to shut you down.
Digital Government