People
GSA begins major telework push
GSA signs new telework policy that aims to promote teamwork and guide federal supervisors in managing a mobile workforce.
Modernization
GSA's Johnson: Tight budgets should trigger innovation not fear
GSA is leading the way on innovation in energy efficiency, crowdsourcing and mobility, its leader says.
Modernization
Cloud computing opens new questions for procurements
GSA regroups after GAO upholds protest of cloud computing solicitation
Acquisition
Tom Suder: Better ideas for BetterBuy
Suder's proposal for improving government procurement became the foundation for the General Services Administration's BetterBuy Project.
Digital Government
Jessica Milcetich: Putting social media to work for the public
Milcetich pioneered the use of social media in the Federal Citizen Information Center, including the use of a document-sharing site to make government publications more widely available.
Digital Government
Junaid Shah: A heart of service for those on the front lines
Shah provided technical, contracting and project management support for the Army's Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care program.
Digital Government
Robert S. Niewood: Making old things new again
Niewood retrofitted an old system with a standardized electronic contract file structure, which fostered the development of a paperless environment at GSA's Office of Assisted Acquisition Services.
Digital Government
Zachary Baldwin: Crunching data for data center consolidation
Baldwin developed a strategy for collecting and analyzing information on the federal government's existing data centers.
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.
People
3 top priorities for E-Government Fund
David McClure, associate administrator at GSA's Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, listed the administration's top priorities for support from the shrinking E-Government Fund.
People
GSA wiki sets bad example
The General Services Administration is not doing enough to secure its public-facing wiki and social media sites against unauthorized access and security breaches, according to a new report.
Acquisition
GSA matches customer DNA to IT commodity program
Agencies are going to GSA to buy their commercial off-the-shelf products rather than developing custom-made solutions, so GSA is developing its own solution.
Digital Government
Are e-gov programs worth the cost?
High-profile federal transparency initiatives such as Data.gov are on the chopping block in Congress, under pressure to prove they provide real value.
People
GAO gives lukewarm review to Obama transparency initiatives
The Government Accountability Office did an audit of the $34 million Electronic Government Fund and found limited progress and incomplete metrics on several projects.
People
Status check: 25-point IT plan making a difference
Three federal agency IT leaders offer a snapshot of how the government's 25-point IT management plan is changing their operations.
Acquisition
OMB, GSA to reteach feds' printing behavior
Before agencies warm up their printers, officials also want them to understand the effects of printing.
Modernization
Speak up: How can federal websites improve?
GSA launches public dialogue for ideas to make government sites better.
People
Agencies don't account for all program costs, experts say
Auditors at GAO found that several agencies with interagency contracts and those that help with acquisitions don’t carefully account for all the costs of their programs.
Digital Government