People
Performance systems experience growing pains
U.S. and Canadian government execs identify similar problems with pay for performance.
People
Proliferating watch lists leave CIOs baffled
They want more specifics on why projects are on the lists and how to move them off.
People
Paul Hsu named SBA associate administrator
He will direct programs that include the 8(a) Business Development program and HUBZone Empowerment Contracting.
People
Lisagor: Avoiding management malaise
Negative emotions can drag down any organization that lacks good leadership.
People
Former CIO Hobbs to coach federal executives
As a coach for the Council for Excellence in Government's Leadership Fellows Program, Ira Hobbs will guide participants through a yearlong personal and professional development curriculum.
People
Fisher searches for the optimal organization
New transformation director brings Silicon Valley innovation to DOD’s bureaucracy.
People
OMB tries new tactic for fixing financial reporting problems
CFOs and IGs lead new effort to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency.
People
DOD says it pays to ‘Check It’
Even the most mundane task can affect the overall operation of DOD.
People
Trust issues inhibit spectrum sharing, DISA official says
DOD and industry need to learn to work together for the greater good of a well-organized and well-managed spectrum system, said Paige Atkins, director of DISA's Defense Spectrum Organization.
People
Census Bureau accidentally exposes personal data
Personal information on 302 households was posted on a public server several times since October 2006.
Modernization
Data management a growing challenge for Army
The service is discussing data consolidation for back-office operations and considering whether it should build one megasystem or multiple systems focused on specific functions.
Modernization
Flyzik: Another argument for IPv6
Trapped indoors by wintry weather, Jim Flyzik imagines a day when the director of OPM could declare a "virtual office" workday.
People
Agencies must reform to meet workforce challenges, GAO analyst says
Workforce management remains at high risk because the government still lacks a framework to advance reform, Christopher Mihm told a House Appropriations subcommittee.
People
CIO Council, GITEC to take on IT issues together
The organizations have struck an agreement to address critical IT concerns, such as cybersecurity and storage.
Cybersecurity
VA to control, restrict use of mobile storage devices
In the next month, the Department of Veterans Affairs will let employees plug into its network only those mobile storage devices issued by the CIO’s office.
People
Doan to testify before House oversight committee
Rep. Henry Waxman called Doan to answer allegations of wrongdoing and misconduct.
People
GAO urges DOD to better regulate inventory lead times
Defense Department agencies regularly miss estimates on the lead times needed for acquiring spare parts, needlessly tying up billions of dollars, GAO found.
People