People
White House to post earmark info online
In his State of the Union address last week, President Bush called for cutting the number of legislative earmarks and exposing them "to the light of day."
People
Tax workshop for small, midsize businesses now online
The free IRS workshop is for organizations that have no tax experts on staff or have limited contact with outside advisers on tax compliance issues.
Acquisition
Senate supports penalties for illegal hiring
Companies found hiring illegal workers would be blocked from getting government contracts, according to a provision in the Senate version of the minimum wage bill.
People
Practitioners see little value in direct tax-filing portal
Tax practitioners say their e-file rates are extremely high already, largely because of state mandates for e-filing.
People
Oversight board: Modernization, training can help IRS
The agency should look for innovative ways to build its workforce and keep its technology up-to-date, according to a new annual report.
Cybersecurity
Building the IT workforce is a priority for CIO council
The council's two-year strategic plan also lists lines of business and information security among its top concerns.
Acquisition
Doan 'elated' by SEWP decision
She said she changed her mind about OFPP's decision after she read Denett's letter to NASA explaining why its acquisition contract could continue.
People
House passes online database for slave records
Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), who introduced the legislation, said the lack of well-catalogued birth, death and marriage records has hindered research into black Americans’ family histories.
Acquisition
IG finds compliance issues at GSA small-business center
Report concludes that GSA allowed too much subcontracting and did not detect out-of-scope orders.
People
Rep. Towns: Restructuring could fix some agencies' operations
Towns, chairman of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s subcommittee, said the government is struggling with disjointed programs and stovepipe systems.
Acquisition
The Hill calls top procurement officials to testify
A Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee has asked top federal procurement officials and experts to testify.
Cybersecurity
Subcommittee will examine information privacy, security
Rep. Clay, the new chairman of the information policy subcommittee, plans to delve into problems highlighted by incidents of information breaches in 2006.
Acquisition
Congress begins to investigate Doan
The chairman of the House reform committee issued letters asking for documents on communications between Lurita Doan and the friend she tried to grant a no-bid contract to.
People
Doan's contract misstep will bring more scrutiny, experts say
The GSA administrator tried to give a no-bid contract to a company founded and run by a longtime friend.
People
Senate bill mandates a Web site for tracking congressional travel
According to the bill, the searchable Web site must be categorized by member, travel date and other common categories associated with congressional travel.
People
Oversight committee names subcommittees' rosters
Reps. Dennis Kucinich, Danny Davis, Edolphus Towns, William Clay and John Tierney will head the subcommittees.
People
GSA accepts Express Schedule offers
The Multiple Award Schedule Express test program will include GSA Schedule 70 products and services, along with products on four other schedules.
People
Reform committee names subcommittee chairmen
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced the five chairmen.
Acquisition
Davis asks GAO to review SARA panel report
Rep. Tom Davis had required the review last November, when he was still chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
People
Web advances have international consequences
The World Wide Web Consortium will hold a symposium next month to discuss issues that apply to e-government worldwide.
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