Digital Government
IT groups lobby against Buy American provisions
Several dozen companies and IT industry groups are lobbying to block the Buy American provisions in the Senate's economic stimulus package.
People
CRS: Chief technology officer would face fights
A federal CTO likely would have turf battles with other agencies, a new report says.
Digital Government
IT-related stimulus spending
View a chart that details technology-related spending in the House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's stimulus package.
Digital Government
Get a Life: Mixed benefit signals
Activity at the White House and on Capitol Hill is mixed on federal jobs and benefits, writes blogger Judy Welles.
People
New Defense database should be public, watchdog says
The White House should make public a new Defense database on "revolving door" officials leaving to work for contractors, urges the Project on Government Oversight watchdog group.
People
Stimulus bills have big bucks for ‘green’ IT programs
Funding and developing energy efficiencies, renewable resources and the technologies to support them would create jobs, members of Congress say.
People
Data requirement may be over for agencies
An OMB pilot program that required agencies to submit subcontracting data expired in December, even as regulators consider additions to it.
Acquisition
Lieberman creates contracting oversight panel
Sen. Joe Lieberman has created a subcommittee that will deal with contracting abuses. Sen. Claire McCaskill will chair the subcommittee.
People
IT execs confer with Obama
President Barack Obama met with technology executives to build support for IT initiatives in the economic stimulus legislation.
People
Senators want more oversight over rescue plan
Their legislation would require private entities that receive federal funds through the Treasury Department’s financial rescue program to give the GAO access to their books and records.
Modernization
Stimulus bills have millions for State's IT
The House and Senate versions of bills designed to stimulate the economy would provide hundreds of millions for the State Department's information technology programs, but the Senate measure would provide much more.
Acquisition
Senator wants tougher checks on agencies' domestic buys
Sen. Brown wants to toughen the Buy America Act's requirements with a Web-based waiver process.
Modernization
Bills duel over billions for broadband or health IT
The Senate Appropriations Committee's version of the economic stimulus package would spend $9 billion for broadband networks and $5 billion for health IT; the House panel's version has $6 billion for broadband and $20 billion for health IT.
Modernization
Groups urge broadband provisions in package
Public safety organizations urge Congress to include provisions for first responder communications programs in the economic stimulus package.
Cybersecurity
Bill would change security clearance process
House members have introduced legislation that would require reporting on governmentwide adjudication and investigation standards for the security clearance process.
People
Obama announces site to track economic stimulus funds
The president said he hopes the transparency of the stimulus plan through Recovery.gov will reduce unnecessary spending and the skepticism of many to the plan's size.
Cybersecurity
Stimulus bill primes the pump
Federal information technology contractors could see a flurry of activity this year if Congress approves the roughly $32 billion in IT investments included the Obama administration’s economic stimulus bill (S.1).
Modernization
In the News: House panel OKs $3 billion in Internet grants
Key committee approves grant to expand high-speed Internet access in rural and hard-to-serve areas, Reuters reports.
People
Panel releases details on $20B in health IT spending
The House Ways and Means Committee wants to use the proposed funding to encourage doctors and hospitals to adopt health information technology, including electronic health records.
Digital Government