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

Federal 100: Jeffrey Levy

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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.

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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.