Acquisition
Agencies still struggling with performance contracts
Officials say agencies have still not mastered the art of measuring performance baselines.
People
Line of business will outlast administrations
Experts agree that the push to move toward the Financial Management Line of Business will be too difficult to reverse whether the next president is a Democrat or a Republican.
People
Survey: Agencies lack well-trained IT project leaders, managers
More than three-quarters of respondents said they had no adequate training or were unsure of their training regarding many critical elements to successfully handling an IT project.
Cybersecurity
Taxpayers shy from sharing info online
But they are comfortable with shopping via the Internet, a new survey found.
People
GSA appoints acting associate head of policy office
Kevin Messner replaces John Sindelar, who held the post since December 2005.
Acquisition
Doan says small businesses can take on big jobs
Responding to criticism that some contracts are too large for small firms to handle, GSA's administrator strikes back.
People
Walker proposes oversight priorities for 110th Congress
Country cannot afford to stick to business as usual, Comptroller General David Walker warns.
People
GAO: OMB can improve score card process
GAO suggests establishing a process to more methodically document the basis for important decisions and judgments made in determining scores.
Modernization
Survey: Industry will be ready for IPv6
Vendors believe the government's transition to IPv6 will significantly accelerate the development of commercial products and services.
Modernization
A younger federal workforce could influence tech choices
As younger workers come into the federal workforce, they will demand faster adoption of new technologies.
People
SEWP may not be the right recipe for DOD, IG finds
Studying a sample of SEWP orders in fiscal 2005, the IG found rule violations in almost all of them.
People
GAO to IRS: Mandate e-filing for tax preparers
Paid tax preparers should have to file tax returns electronically to help the IRS reap more savings, a report states.
Acquisition
Find ways to share contractor performance data, GSA tells agencies
Agencies have not made a concerted effort to share the information with one another, leaving them vulnerable to using poor-quality contractors, a Federal Register notice states.
People
Panel: Changes demand trust, accountability, inclusion
Successful internal transformation comes when an agency’s different sectors are helping shape it, agency officials said.
People
VETS GWAC due in December
Solicitations for the five-year IT procurement contract with a $5 billion spending ceiling came out more than a year ago.
Modernization
Working group to offer IPv6 recommendations
The deadline for agencies to upgrade their network backbones to the latest IP version is less than two years away.
People
IRS turns to employees to push system modernization efforts
Confronted with budget challenges, the IRS is increasingly acting as its own prime integrator in its systems modernization efforts.
People
At summit, speakers urge CIOs to be creative
Experts at FCW Events’ Government CIO Summit told CIOs they are essential strategists for their agencies.
People
E-gov scores shuffle in fourth quarter
NASA, the USDA and HHS dropped to red, while SBA and Transportation leaped from red to green.
Acquisition
Williams: Dems' control could mean more oversight
The commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service said the executive branch worries that new congressional leadership will mean added scrutiny.
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