Digital Government
A few agencies need to up their game on records
All agencies are required to designate a senior official at the assistant secretary level to oversee records management policy, but not all have.
Digital Government
Treasury IT under scrutiny
Sens. Ron Johnson and Tom Carper want more details on risky IT projects from the department's CIO.
Cybersecurity
Trouble tracking DHS acquisition
GAO says a lack of baseline information makes it difficult to tell if Homeland Security purchasing is meeting schedule and cost goals.
People
Could the 2020 census be another HealthCare.gov?
While it's too early to yell boondoggle, GAO says any delays and "we very well could have another HealthCare.gov on our hands."
Modernization
GAO: Planes vulnerable to cyberattacks
A new report says that FAA has been taking steps to protect air traffic control systems from hacks, but "significant security-control weaknesses remain."
People
Longtime procurement expert Gordon set to retire
The former OFPP administrator and GAO executive, now an associate dean at GWU Law School, is retiring in July.
Modernization
IT overlaps high on GAO's duplication list
Better management of software licenses, data centers and IT portfolios could save billions, says the annual GAO report on government efficiency.
Digital Government
GAO nudges OMB, NSA likes data and Data.gov does, too
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Library of Congress rudderless on IT, says GAO
To help fix the lack of strategic direction, GAO suggested the world's biggest library hire a permanent CIO.
Digital Government
Truckers, GAO take exception to DoT mobile data app
Trucking industry groups and a Government Accountability Office analyst say the app's raw data can lead to inaccurate conclusions about carrier safety.
People
HHS CIO to get more control over HealthCare.gov
The move is one of the first concrete signs that the oversight weaknesses revealed during the flawed rollout of HealthCare.gov are being remedied by legislation.
Cybersecurity
GAO examines air traffic control and Medicaid, NASA named a top 50 brand
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
People
Congress not getting the whole IT picture from IRS
GAO said implementation of its recommendations is "critical" to Congress getting good information from the IRS.
People
Is 85 percent of SES really above average?
GAO report questions agencies' approach to executive performance reviews.
People
Why being on GAO's High Risk List is good for federal IT
By putting the government's management of IT acquisitions and operations on the High Risk List, GAO has ensured it will finally get the attention it deserves.
Acquisition
Database costs, paper-less procurement, Lockheed hires and a loss for ID management
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Acquisition
IT acquisition failures land on high-risk list
Technology problems are at the heart of a number of programs on GAO’s list of troubled federal initiatives.
Cybersecurity
Critical tech, reverse auctions and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization