People
Ethics emphasis could be a procurement plus
New congressional eye on accountability should improve contracting environment.
People
Flood floats telework to top priority at IRS
IRS officials agreed with an IG report that recommended telecommuting and using laptop computers for business needs and in contingency planning.
People
OMB's budget theme continues: Do more with less
Agencies face fiscal 2008 with a challenge to get more value from past IT spending.
People
Davis creates whistle-blower line
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's ranking member wants to help citizens communicate with the committee.
Digital Government
GSA sets conservative revenue increase for 2008
Officials predict a 4 percent increase over 2007 and emphasize a balanced FAS budget.
Digital Government
Evans: IT budget numbers reflect priorities
The fiscal 2008 budget proposal increases total civilian agency spending on information technology to $65.5 billion, or 2.6 percent over fiscal 2007.
People
Brasseux becomes acting deputy FAS commissioner
He will serve until a permanent selection is made and will continue in his current position as the agency's assistant commissioner for travel, motor vehicles and card services.
People
Government veterans join GSA's congressional affairs office
Brian Mabry and Karen Kirksey have joined the General Services Administration’s Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs as deputy associate administrators.
People
GSA, IG told to work together on contract oversight
The proposed 2008 budget directs GSA and IG officials to come up with alternative methods for doing preaward audits and surveys to ensure agencies are getting fair deals.
People
Legislation would require procurement training at DHS
The DHS Procurement Improvement Act would require the chief procurement official at the department to establish objectives for efficient and effective use of resources.
People
IG: IRS needs better tracking for E-Help Desk
The E-Help Desk program assists people using the IRS’ e-services, but it lacks various processes for evaluations and a means to measure customer satisfaction.
People
Bush asks for $5M for e-gov fund
Administration again proposes the use of surplus Acquisition Services Fund money to help pay for e-government initiatives, according to the fiscal 2008 budget proposal.
Digital Government
Bush asks for 3 percent increase in IT spending
The number of major IT investments has decreased due to better capital planning and investments aligning with enterprise architectures, the budget states.
Digital Government
2008 budget would boost IRS modernization by $85M
Modernization is one piece of a three-part strategy for closing the gap between taxes owed and taxes paid.
People
OMB wants input from feds via Results.gov
The Web site is a good venue through which federal employees can share ideas about good management practices, says OMB's Clay Johnson.
People
Warrick becomes acting chief acquisition officer at GSA
He succeeds former CAO Emily Murphy, who left for the private sector in January.
People
Top e-gov scores remain flat in latest score card
The Smithsonian Institution and the Justice Department moved to green, but the Education and Transportation departments slid to yellow.
People
OMB names Chu to head to e-gov subcommittee
The undersecretary of Defense for personnel and readiness replaces Steven Law, former deputy secretary of the Labor Department.
People
Peek at fiscal 2008 reveals homeland security focus
President Bush’s requested IT funding will continue to emphasize homeland security and governmentwide initiatives to save money, OMB's Tim Young said.
People
How Labor stays green
Labor Secretary Elaine Chao reveals how the department keeps its top score on the President’s Management Agenda.
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