People
Federal 100 winner: Allan Burman
Burman, president of Jefferson Solutions, is leading an ongoing series of discussions, sponsored by George Mason University and the IBM Center for the Business of Government, on improving federal procurements.
People
Federal 100 winner: Glenn Perry
Perry, Education Department senior procurement executive, bridged the CIO Council and Chief Acquisition Officers Council, helping the two bodies understand each other’s expertise.
People
Federal 100 winner: Brock Lending
Lending, Compusearch Software Systems chief technology officer, was a clear voice for the procurement community as officials on the Integrated Acquisition Environment Roundtable developed the Financial Systems Integration Office’s Acquisition System Requirements.
People
Online news updates and headlines
Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
People
Federal 100 winner: Karen Pica
Pica led the creation of a continuous learning management module to allow agencies to track employees' certifications.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: David Hollis
Hollis oversaw a pioneering acquisition process that made encryption tools for mobile devices available easily, quickly and at volume discounts for federal, state and local agencies.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: John Brosnan
Brosnan helped stop or temper several potentially damaging acquisition-related provisions that had been included in the fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.
Modernization
Towns calls for IT committee on stimulus spending
Federal, state and private sector IT leaders should help track the stimulus package, House committee chairman suggests.
People
GAO: Energy faces problems with stimulus billions
The stimulus law sends almost $12 billion to Energy Department programs with track records that raise concerns about accountability, the GAO says.
People
Official: Short tenures hurt DOD acquisition
Most defense officials and program managers don't stick around long enough to be held accountable for decisions, GAO official tells a House committee.
Modernization
Agencies may need help managing stimulus money
Federal agencies may need outside help to spend and track billions in contractor-related stimulus money by Sept. 30, according to a new analysis.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want more interoperability in emergency comms
House subcommittee leaders say more is needed to make emergency communications devices interoperable; they and other officials say FEMA should stay in DHS.
Acquisition
Acquisition centers try to cope with a flood of money
GSA, Interior offices are getting ready to help agencies manage stimulus-related spending.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Fake IDs yield passports
GAO investigators had no problems getting genuine United States passports by using false documents.
Acquisition
Law halts regulations for woman-owned businesses
The fiscal 2009 spending law prohibits the Small Business Administration from using Bush administration regulations.
Modernization
Auditors: FEMA acquisition files are a mess
Private auditors could locate only eight of the 24 contracting files they requested in a recent review at the agency's headquarters.
Modernization
Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
People
House members back whistleblower bill
The federal whistleblower protection provisions that almost made it into the economic stimulus law are revived in the House.
Acquisition
Readers react: Sizing up set-aside contracts
John Moliere jumps into the fray when several readers, commenting a recent story, suggest Obama do away with set-aside contracts.
Acquisition