Acquisition
How much discretion in punishing contractors should agencies have?
Some lawmakers want to make suspension or debarment of misbehaving contractors mandatory, but the outgoing OFPP head disagrees with the strategy.
People
Air Force job cuts revealed
Details are beginning to emerge on which Air Force installations will be hardest hit by civilian jobs cuts related to the service's restructuring effort.
People
Air Force punishes contractors for shoddy work
Three IT firms suspended while officials try to fix problems.
Modernization
Air Force urged to move to social-media style communications
Drop the traditional model of one-on-one communications in favor of a social media-style broadcasting of information, one top official advocates.
Acquisition
Air Force procurement contests take wing
The Air Force discovers the value of contests as a route to innovation.
Acquisition
Buying commercial items is back -- or is it?
Some ideas for saving costs would be good ideas even when budgets aren't tight, writes Steve Kelman. Buying commercial items is one of them.
Digital Government
Good news, for a change
Sick of the debt ceiling? Tired of fed bashing? Ready for a break? Well, we’ve dug through the news and picked some stories aimed at lowering your blood pressure. Read on…
People
Military officials warn against cutting DOD's budget
Lawmakers have proposed more than $800 billion in defense cuts, but DOD leaders warned of serious consequences to technological and military readiness.
People
Telework awards honor agencies with top-rated programs
Annual Tele-Vision awards honor federal agencies with pioneering telework agendas.
Digital Government
DOD prepares personnel for government shutdown
The Defense Department will divide its employees into "excepted" and "nonexcepted" from the governmentwide shutdown, and is releasing some details about how it will proceed if funding runs out this weekend.
Modernization
Air Force budget would save on IT, other areas
Although the Air Force's budget is smaller for fiscal 2012, savings gained through efficiency measures will be applied to readiness and modernization, official says.
Modernization
Air Force reverses course on WikiLeaks guidance for military families
Air Force Public Affairs pulled the plug on its statement that family members of Air Force employees accessing WikiLeaks on a home computer may be subject to prosecution for espionage.
Digital Government
Air Force blocks sites that provide WikiLeaks information
The Air Force blocks its personnel from accessing media sites publishing WikiLeaks material.
Acquisition
Air Force creates new acquisition office
Small business is set to remain a top priority as the Air Force works to improve its contracting, purchasing and requirements processes.
Digital Government
Cyber Command puts its philosophy into action
The Defense Department in 2010 established a unified Cyber Command and set to work on a new philosophy on how to defend networks.
People
Air Force lab finds a simple way to support telework
The open-source Lightweight Portable Security tool provides trusted endpoints for remotely accessing DOD IT resources from untrusted environments, enabling secure Internet browsing and telework on sensitive systems.
Digital Government
Telework tool: A DOD innovation goes wide
As legislation requiring agencies to move more aggressively to allow telework comes closer to passage, managers worry about security. A tool the Air Force developed could ease their minds.
Digital Government
U.S. Cyber Command not ready for prime time
Announcement that the U.S. Cyber Command is late in reaching full operational capability comes as the Army cyber component installs a commander and the Air Force cyber agency achieves full capabilities of its own.
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