Acquisition
EPA hit for delays on evaluating contractors
EPA's contracting officers were roughly four months late turning in their contractor performance evaluations, a new report says.
People
EPA launches rulemaking Web site
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a Web site designed to give the public new ways to participate in the rulemaking process.
People
Agency tells employees not to mix professional, personal social media
EPA's interim social media policy encourages employees to use the emerging technology responsibly.
Modernization
3 governing challenges, 3 Web solutions
Agencies use Web 2.0 tools, such as blogs and wikis, in a technique named crowdsourcing to get public input on policy issues.
Modernization
Obama orders environmental measures for agencies
Federal data centers must be run in energy-efficient ways under a new executive order.
People
Report: EPA's total labor-hour giveaway
On nearly half of audited task orders, the Environmental Protection Agency's labor-hour estimate and the contractor’s proposed cost were the same, a new report says.
People
Facebook launches government page
The federal government has jumped into the social-media fray by launching a Facebook page aimed at giving agencies the tips and inspiration to set up and run their own pages on the social-networking site.
Modernization
Former EPA official wants to bring new IT to government
In her new role at CGI Federal, Molly O’Neill plans to draw on her past experience with issues such as data sharing and Web 2.0.
Digital Government
How to get telework right
Federal Computer Week convened a virtual roundtable with three telework program managers that run some of the most successful programs in government to find out what works with new telework programs — along with the major remaining stumbling blocks.
Modernization
Former EPA IT official O'Neill lands job at CGI
Molly O'Neill, a chief information officer in an office in the Environmental Protection Agency, has accepted a job with CGI Group.
People
2010 appropriations: House targets EPA financial systems modernization
White House officials say proposed cuts to EPA’s budget could put financial system modernization program at risk.
People
EPA provides business intell, analytics tools in SaaS model
Environmental Protection Agency discovers that, despite a few glitches, Oracle business intelligence software can be shared across the entire agency.
Modernization
Poking our way to participation
A new book examines the use of social-media technologies to increase citizen participation in government.
Modernization
EPA to get Virtual Earth technology
The Environmental Protection Agency will use Microsoft’s Virtual Earth Mapping technology to display geospatial information.
Modernization
EPA launches Earth Day Web sites
One online tool lets visitors download environmental tips widget for use on public Web sites.
Modernization
Federal 100 winner: Molly O'Neill
O'Neill served as both Web 2.0 visionary and chairwoman of the CIO Council's Architecture and Infrastructure Committee.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: Mary McCaffery
McCaffery helped EPA and other agencies understand the opportunities and challenges of applying Web 2.0 technology to government processes.
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