Cybersecurity
Top VA official recognized for excellence in leadership
Winners of the AFFIRM Leadership Awards feted at Capital Hilton.
People
GSA CFO takes on new detail
GSA brings over Treasury official to be acting chief financial officer.
Acquisition
GSA job security could increase with schedules revisions
Terminating contracts might seem like a job killer, but some experts predict the opposite effect.
Acquisition
Is GSA stuck with proprietary numbering system?
Dun & Bradstreet provides unique identifiers used to designate businesses in contract coding, and GSA would like more freedom than it now has.
Digital Government
How RIM's fortune could affect your BlackBerry
The maker of the popular BlackBerry is on the financial ropes. What does it mean for feds?
Digital Government
GSA helps feds walk the straight and narrow
At the GSA Expo in San Antonio, officials handed out the two-page document that reminds federal employees of the rules.
People
Tougher GSA oversight part of new legislation
The General Services Administration could come under tighter restrictions if new legislation passes, based on recent revelations about its spending habits.
Modernization
GSA takes closer look at IT portfolio
Following the release of the Digital Government Strategy, GSA CIO Casey Coleman says her agency will looks to review its IT portfolio as part of the federal IT reform.
Digital Government
How to read minds
Reading people's minds doesn't require supernatural powers, just understanding and applying psychological concepts. That's a lesson learned at the Management of Change conference.
People
Issa probes telework travel reimbursements
GSA teleworkers billed $750,000 in travel expenses, raising questions in Congress.
Modernization
FedRAMP takes applications for service providers
Officials require cloud service providers to get their systems tested before selling them to the government.
People
GSA's new electronic travel system to improve on predecessor
The new E-Gov Travel Service adds reporting capabilities, data analysis.
Acquisition
IG probes apparently not enough to prevent bonuses at GSA
A senator takes her probe of employee bonuses governmentwide after learning that GSA paid more than $1 million to employees under investigation.
Modernization
GSA tries to solve contract review problems
Auditors found that GSA had no strategy to determine the appropriate number of awards to issue on a blanket purchase agreement, promping action from the agency.
Acquisition
Contract audits may save millions for GSA, IG says
GSA's Inspector General has conducted pre-award audits on dozens of contracts and identified potential savings in the hundreds of millions.
People
Report: Poor management may be hurting GSA's customers
Some GSA customer agencies may not be getting the best service in the Pacific Rim Region because the region is struggling with inventories and training, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Limiting conference attendance fixes the wrong problem
Legislation that would restrict conferences is already having a chilling effect on government/industry communications, write FCW's Anne Armstrong.
People
Jeff Neely is no longer with GSA
The infamous Western Regions Conference brings down another senior GSA official.
Digital Government
Gwynne Kostin to lead new innovation center in digital strategy
Gwynne Kostin will take on a key role in the new innovation center created under Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel's digital strategy.
Digital Government