People

DHS looks at procurement risk

Officials plan to try a new approach to evaluating companies and their products before awarding a contract for a departmental intranet portal.

Digital Government

Apptis hires HUD veteran

Gloria Parker, former CIO at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be a senior VP at Apptis.

People

Traffic crushes fed Monster

High volume from two agencies has forced Monster Government Solutions to take down its Internet-based federal job application programs.

People

Grim prognosis

Report finds e-health IT problems at VA.

People

Wagons East

California law firm heads to D.C.

People

Report helps HealtheVet, VA says

Uncovering problems facing the ambitious HealtheVet IT project has been a good thing, said Robert McFarland, the VA's chief information officer.

People

Carnegie Mellon: HealtheVet ailing

The plan to spend billions to modernize the VA health care computer system has 'unacceptably high' risks, a report says.

People

Homeland Security CIO to depart

Steve Cooper submitted his resignation on April 4 and he plans to leave sometime this month.

People

OMB, industry create telework site

It has info about how federal employees can join the ranks of teleworkers.

Acquisition

Peachy future for VA buying

The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to launch the next generation of its computer procurement contract next year.

People

FOIA -- the black hole

Bill calls for posting status of requests.

People

Survey: Fed IT workforce stable

OPM study finds no significant losses in technical workforce since last year.

Digital Government

Health records just a click away

Alberta, Canada’s electronic health record system could provide lessons for U.S.

People

Springer picked for OPM

The nomination of Linda Springer to lead the personnel office would end her short respite from federal government.

People

Industry group gets a new leader

Allen named executive director of ACT/IAC.

People

Committee calls for VA tech cut

The House Veterans Affairs Committee is recommending a $400 million cut in the VA's proposed IT budget for 2006.

People

Virtual office is gaining steam

Are federal office buildings the best places to get the job done?

Digital Government

DiPentima thinks bigger

SRA's new CEO lengthens firm's federal reach

People

Finding IT candidates gets tougher

Hiring qualified candidates is competitive, said Phyllis Hughes, GAO's director of recruiting and employment services.

People

Allen to lead tech council

Kenneth Allen, an IT exec, is the American Council for Technology's new director.