People
Army Corps of Engineers caught in web of political wrangling
The Army Corps of Engineers has tried numerous times to reorganize, but lawmakers don't want to risk potential job losses at home, according to corps officials.
Digital Government
DOD officials face Senate ire over budgetary measures
DOD officials were questioned over plans for trimming the defense budget, including closing the Joint Forces Command.
Digital Government
Ah, yes—statistics!
We all know the maxim (variously attributed to about six different people) that “there are lies, damned lies and statistics.”
Digital Government
Demonizing feds
Things didn’t get any better for feds this month out there in the world of public perception.
People
DOD's IG returns fire following scathing Senate report
Defense Department Inspector General Gordon Heddell responds to a report issued by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) that blames the IG's office for overlooking fraud and straying from its core mission.
People
Mythbuster: Federal workers not overpaid, senator asserts
News stories charging that federal employees are grossly overpaid are based on "a flawed reading of statistical data," according to Sen. Ted Kaufman.
Digital Government
Tax cheats take note: Federal jobs may require audits
Senator proposed legislation to make anyone with seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for a federal job.
Modernization
Report says Congress needs lots of help with Web sites
Congress needs to work harder to develop best practices for lawmakers' Web sites, a report from the Brookings Institution says.
Modernization
Congressman charges White House with publishing 'propaganda' on Recovery.gov
Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is accusing the Obama administration of misusing federal Web sites to advance the president's political agenda.
People
Senate bill would 'cap and trade' to cut federal employees
A Senate measure would require agencies to cap the number of full-time employees and then begin reducing those numbers.
Digital Government
Funding cuts could signal concerns for cloud computing
The Senate Appropriations Committee recently voted to reduce fiscal 2011 spending on key Obama administration information technology initiatives, including e-government and cloud computing.
Digital Government
Senate moves to bolster cybersecurity oversight
The Senate today approved a bill that would levy new oversight requirements on major cybersecurity programs run by intelligence agencies.
People
Senate committee approves acquisition institute bill
The legislation would reorganize the Federal Acquisition Institute as it trains civilian agencies' contracting staff members.
People
House shaves funding for Veterans Affairs IT projects
House appropriators plan to decrease funds for the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology projects because of sluggish spending and project delays.
People
An excerpt from the Telework Improvements Act of 2010
The following language is excerpted from H.R. 1722, sponsored by Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) and passed by the House on July 14, 2010.
Digital Government
Nearly all major federal agencies use social media, GAO says
Federal agencies have jumped into social media, but are still wrestling with numerous problems, a GAO official told a House subcommittee today.
Digital Government
Obama ready to sign improper payments legislation
The president is expected to sign legislation today meant to crack down on $110 billion a year in erroneous federal payments.
Digital Government
Officials put temptation in front of small businesses
When a company can certify itself as a particular type of business entitled to preferential treatment, it is a temptation that is hard to resist, according to one member of Congress.
Digital Government
Agencies may have to abandon bureaucratese
Agencies may have to change their writing style because a new writing coach -- the law -- may soon arrive, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes.
Digital Government