People
Federal acquisition training: Change is afoot
Federal Acquisition Institute Director Donna Jenkins discusses her vision of a governmentwide team that provides top-notch acquisition workforce training.
People
How to advocate green IT in your office
Advocates can get their offices to think 'green' by dealing with everything from senior leaders to printer paper.
People
Senators urge Obama to lead on green IT efforts
Agencies have improved their use of green IT, but no one can be sure how much because there are no real standards for success.
Acquisition
Competition in new IT contract may take old path
GSA squeezed 599 small businesses into four categories of business, but the orders still will go to a few aggressive companies and may even cause headaches for agencies.
Digital Government
Defense takes big cuts in debt deal
With the debt ceiling deal signed into law, outcry over defense cuts and lack of transparency is already loud.
Digital Government
Horowitz picked to be Justice IG
The Obama administration's nominee to be Justice Department inspector general has roots in the department.
People
Feds, contractors brace for debt-ceiling compromise
Pending deal to avert a default spares federal paychecks for now, but future remains cloudy.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushed to tighten IT acquisition policies
GAO uncovers weaknesses in DHS' method for independently assessing complex and costly IT acquisitions.
Digital Government
GAO warns of social media risks
Government agencies are turning to social media to get their message out, but their policies are not keeping up, a report says.
People
White House names accountability board members
President Obama chooses watchdogs in government to lead his board.
Acquisition
Possible default scares contractors
The ongoing debt-ceiling debate that threatens to put the government into default is as unnerving for contractors as it is for feds.
Acquisition
Senators, SBA dispute accuracy of small-business credit
Senators question whether small-business contracting goals are an "empty achievement."
Acquisition
Senate approves measures against charge-card abuses
The bill is based largely on the GAO's recommendations to prevent recurring waste, fraud, and abuse of government credit charges.
Acquisition
DOD wants tougher rules on single-bid competitions
Defense Department officials seek to tighten rules for work that gets only one bid.
Modernization
Kundra lays out deadlines for data center consolidation
As more data centers close, officials foresee a governmentwide marketplace where an agency can find available space in the remaining centers.
Modernization
Administration accelerates data center closings
The Obama administration plans to shut down 178 data centers in 2012.
Digital Government
Mazer is Obama's choice for DHS' IG
The inspector general of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence gets picked for the open DHS IG job.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want competitive sourcing on the table
House members have asked the Appropriations Committee chairman to keep funding bills free from “provisions inhibiting the utilization of the private sector.”
Cybersecurity
Lieberman tells FEMA to centralize IT
FEMA can't manage its IT systems with an uncoordinated approach to building systems, senator says.
People
Social Security Administration CIO to resign
Changes at the SSA come as the administration has less money to work with.
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