Digital Government
Feds paid at least $1B to dead people, Coburn says
Sen. Tom Coburn said today more than $1 billion in federal payments were made to dead people from 1999 to 2009.
People
OMB will use dashboard to rate agencies' customer service
A new report examines agencies' progress in improving their customer service scores and says an OMB dashboard on those results is coming soon.
Digital Government
White House pushes more telework paid leave
The White House issued a statement reiterating the president's strong support for more telework as a means to make the federal government more productive and also to attract some of today's most desirable workers to federal agencies.
Acquisition
Focus on error-prone contractors to find improper payments, HHS IG says
Medicare could do better at identifying improper payments by looking to providers who are most likely to make errors, according to the Health and Human Services inspector general.
Digital Government
Agencies ready for real-time FISMA reporting tool, federal CIO reports
The CyberScope compliance tool, scheduled to go live Nov. 15, will replace annual paper reports on FISMA compliance with automated feeds of systems status.
Digital Government
And then there’s that business about Social Security …
Well, it’s official now—for the second year in a row, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries won’t be getting a cost-of-living adjustment.
Digital Government
Have feds met environmental milestones?
The federal community had a set of tough sustainability milestones to meet this year.
Modernization
Consolidate IT infrastructure, save $1 trillion, CEOs say
The Technology CEO Council claims the federal government can save $1 trillion in 10 years by streamlining supply chains, consolidating data centers, automating paper processes and applying anti-fraud analytic tools.
Cybersecurity
White House slow to implement cybersecurity recommendations, GAO says
The White House moves to implement the 22 recommendations of a cybersecurity review last year, auditors find.
Digital Government
Solar power coming to the White House
President Barack Obama will begin showering with sun-heated water next year, as part of a solar energy project at the White House.
Modernization
Apps for Healthy Kids contest winners announced
Nutrition and fitness games using the Web and mobile devices won $60,000 in prizes today in first lady Michelle Obama's "Apps for Healthy Kids" competition.
People
New tool adds geospatial capabilities to federal data website
The White House's Data.gov website that features multiple datasets for download now has a new capability to show the data geospatially.
People
Justice kills case management project; Interior tries plan B for data tool
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced two more actions as a result of the ongoing White House review of 26 high-priority IT projects.
People
OMB's new approach for IT financial system projects may be risky, GAO says
While the White House celebrates $760 million in savings from its new strategy for agency upgrades to financial systems, the GAO has published a report cautioning about risks.
People
White House takes whack at financial management money pits
White House officials have finished the first round of changes to troubled financial system modernization projects across the government after freezing spending on 20 such projects in July.
People
White House set to monitor federal performance goals online
President Barack Obama addressed about 8,000 federal managers in the Senior Executive Service today to gain their support for six performance improvement strategies.
Digital Government
Trimming your waste
For decades, the federal workplace has been rife with exhortations to be vigilant for “waste, fraud or abuse.” But up until now, much of the “waste” part of that—whether perceived as waste or not—has been chalked up to the cost of doing business.
Modernization
Lights, camera, action: Agencies to launch Video.gov
White House announces plans for a federal website that will offer access to videos from multiple federal agencies.
People
Agency innovation contests hampered by questions about legality, fairness
The Obama administration has been promoting agencies using prizes and contests to spur innovation, but those competitions are raising concerns about fairness and intellectual property rights, according to a new report.
People