Modernization
DOD has $1.7B worth of errors in data on Recovery.gov, IG says
The Defense Department's data submissions to Recovery.gov about its stimulus law spending contain significant errors, according to a new IG report.
People
Off-track IT investments face do-or-die reviews
As part of the Obama administration's 25-point IT reform plan, agencies are critically evaluating underperforming projects to determine whether corrective action can save them.
Digital Government
How can the government improve? Tell it.
The Obama administration wants to hear from feds as it begins a government reorganization effort.
People
OMB nominee clears Senate committee
A Senate committee approved President Barack Obama's nominee for deputy director of OMB.
People
GAO official calls for stronger IT spending oversight
The federal government must strengthen its oversight of IT spending, a Government Accountability Office official said.
People
Federal IT Dashboard has inaccurate data, GAO finds
The Office of Management and Budget’s IT Dashboard, a website intended to improve transparency by tracking the status of about 800 federal IT spending programs, has data flaws, according to a Government Accountability Office report released today.
Digital Government
Rating feds' performance: Changes are in the works
A senior administration official is stressing the importance of strengthening performance evaluations before even beginning discussions on federal salaries. How do you think the government can improve its method for evaluating employees?
People
More feds teleworking, OPM reports
More than 10 percent of eligible federal employees now telework, according to the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Status of Telework Report.
Digital Government
Survey to gauge workforce's IT capabilities
Federal IT employees are being asked to participate in a voluntary survey to assess the government IT workforce's current and future needs.
People
Hurdles on the path to IT management reform
The Obama administration's plans to reform IT management are likely to run into some daunting -- but familiar -- difficulties.
People
Agile development: What's the plan?
To some people, the Obama administration's discussion of modular development sounds like code for agile development.
Digital Government
Higginbottom picked as deputy director at OMB
More executive changes: Heather Higginbottom to be named deputy director at OMB, and GSA's Teresa Nasif moves to head senior executive service initiatives.
Digital Government
Is an unhappy employee likely to spill your secrets?
In the wake of the WikiLeaks incident, national security officials are asking agencies if they've thought about employee mental health and job satisfaction as indicators of trustworthiness.
Digital Government
Lew sworn in as OMB director
This is Jacob Lew's second tour as director of the Office of Management and Budget; he held the post in the latter part of the Clinton administration.
Digital Government
CIOs: The more things change…
Give OMB credit for trying to strengthen the CIO's role, but more dramatic steps are needed, writes Alan Balutis.
Digital Government
Agency funding rules could challenge Obama's IT reform plan
When Federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the White House IT management reform plan earlier this month, he said one of its toughest elements would be aligning the budget process with the technology cycle.
Digital Government
Implementing the cloud-first policy? Start with e-mail.
Agency managers charged with moving applications to the cloud over the next 18 months should start with web-enabled applications such as e-mail to meet the Obama Administration’s “cloud first” mandates, government and industry observers say.
Digital Government