People

Letter: Government blogs are a good first step

A reader writes that there is more than blogging under Web 2.0 applications.

People

Letter: Doan understood procurement official exodus but IG didn't

A reader says Doan tried to tackle the root of contracting problems early, while the IG's solutions are continuing to drive employees out.

People

Buzz of the Week: Wowed by Virtual Alabama

Alabama has created an application that users can tailor to meet their homeland security needs.

People

DHS touts intell advances

Office of Intelligence and Analysis focuses on state and local information sharing.

People

FCW Insider: Virtual Alabama: The magic of collaboration

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People

Letter: Doan failed 'early and often'

A reader writes that Congress' oversight of the General Services Administration was weak.

People

Rx for security clearance delays

A joint reform team’s proposal calls for an automated investigative process.

People

Rules of engagement

Federal and state leaders of an environmental initiative share what they’ve learned about intergovernmental collaboration.

People

Letter: Doan deserved more support from administration

A reader writes about Lurita Doan's positive work ethic and the resistance she faced in Washington's bureaucracy.

People

Counterterrorism goes local

Feds look to local police department standards for suspicious activity reporting.

Digital Government

State and local: Housing slump hurts IT makeovers

Local governments must defer IT upgrades or seek innovative sources of revenue.

Acquisition

Buzz of the Week: GWACs on the downswing

Governmentwide acquisition contracts slow

People

Letter: Taxpayers lose under many agency-oriented contracts

The fed should be unifying, consolidating, and integrating its sprawling acquisition enterprise to save resources.

People

Energy agency tries merit pay

Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.

People

Maine licenses and IDs still not good enough for DHS

Maine, the only state that has not been granted an extension for implementing the controversial Real ID regulations, has until 5 pm on April 2 to commit to making changes.

People

Chertoff grants S.C. Real ID extension

South Carolina's governor said he did not plan to seek an extension because the state legislature opposed the ID card program.

People

South Carolina defiant on Real ID

On the deadline for requesting an extension for implementing the program, the governor says the state has no plans to ask for one and hopes the standard driver's licenses will continue to be accepted as ID.

People

Responders test coordination skills

Disaster exercise demonstrates improvements in incident response performance.

People

DHS, State publish final travel documents rule

Final travel document requirements for the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will take effect June 1, 2009.