Acquisition
GAO upholds protest of Justice ID management contract
The Justice Department did not properly evaluate pricing, past performance and organizational conflict of interest allegations in its award of a recent $844K contract, audit concludes.
Cybersecurity
FISMA continues to challenge
Ten years after it first passed, FISMA continues to frustrate agencies trying to comply with its requirements.
People
Charting the impact of OMB's temporary 2010 financial systems halt
The 2010 halt to 30 financial management projects affected agencies in various ways, detailed in a new report.
Acquisition
How OMB's guidance fails to prevent duplication at federal agencies
Efforts to prevent the proliferation of overlapping programs have fallen short.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Agencies still wasting billions with overlapping programs
GAO highlighted similar problems last year, and continues to find new examples.
Cybersecurity
GAO finds overlaps in IT investments within DOE and DOD
CIOs dispute some of the GAO's conclusions during a House hearing.
Acquisition
Veteran small-business bill would mandate use of fraud-prevention site
Under new legislation, agencies would have to search the Veterans Affairs Department’s VetBiz database before awarding a contract
Digital Government
Technology education funding includes overlaps, possible duplication
GAO found potential duplication when it recently audited the federal government's annual $3 billion investment in so-called 'STEM' education initiatives.
Acquisition
Gordon optimistic GAO will remove interagency contracting from high-risk list
Gordon has met with GAO to talk about how OMB has addressed the issues that put interagency contracting onto the high-risk list in the first place.
People
Managers, answer these questions before the Hill calls
GAO provides questions designed to check on a program's performance goals.
Acquisition
GAO challenges administration on contract savings
The Office of Management and Budget's estimated savings on contracting may be overstated, GAO says.
Modernization
Counterfeit electronics in supply chain put contractors on the hook
Counterfeit parts, mostly made in China, have found their way into the U.S. military's supply chain, and now members of the Senate Armed Services Committee want to hold contractors more accountable.
People
GAO: OMB's definition of IT investments is too broad
The Office of Management and Budget should be more detailed in its guidance to federal agencies in identifying IT investments to avoid understated numbers, according to a watchdog report.
Modernization
Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements
GSA regroups after GAO upholds protest of cloud computing solicitation
People
Executive order puts information sharing in the spotlight
President Obama is building on efforts to boost federal information sharing, but according to GAO, much work still remains.
Modernization
Security worries still impede cloud computing
As GSA ramps up FedRAMP, security remains a concern in efforts to move government IT to the cloud, officials told a House subcommittee.
Cybersecurity
Federal IT security incidents increasing rapidly
Federal agencies show persistent weaknesses in their information security controls, GAO says in a new report.
Cybersecurity
DHS still has growing pains, comptroller says
U.S. Comptroller General Gene Dodaro testified that the Homeland Security Department has achieved successes but still has organizational problems.
People
CIOs gain responsibilities but still lose ground
A new OMB memo assumes that CIOs have the power to execute all the authorities granted to them, but GAO and CIOs themselves might beg to differ, writes columnist Alan Balutis.
Cybersecurity