People

FCW Insider: Field has brain-drain ideas

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Digital Government

Networx becomes mandatory for some services

A memo from the Office of Management and Budget requires agencies to use GSA's Networx contract for IT services they now receive through FTS 2001.

People

5 priorities still worth pursuing

The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.

Modernization

Agencies ready 5-year infrastructure plans

As the Bush administration draws to a close, the Information Technology Infrastructure Line of Business looks poised to soldier on.

People

Senator: Fed workers miss millions of hours

Federal employees have missed almost 20 million hours of work since 2001, according to a new report from Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.)

People

Studies find coding flaws persist

A California study revealed that e-voting vendors aren't aggressively fixing security flaws in their products.

People

E-voting vendors keep a lower profile

Vendors don't make as much noise at conference and other events that include elections officials.

People

A vote of no confidence

Optical-scan voting technology moves ahead of touch screens, but is it an improvement?

People

Senate IT oversight bill would refine OMB’s role

The Office of Management and Budget’s role would expand.

People

Bush put the ‘M’ back in OMB

The Bush administration built on the efforts of previous president's to improve management oversight.

People

Union likes work four-day work week

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer asks the Office of Personnel Management what it would take to offer federal employees a four-day work week.

People

GSA extends deadline for TIC proposals

Vendors on the GSA Networx contract have several more weeks to submit proposals for the services they can offer under the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.

People

Energy IG finds flaws in DOE IT security

The weaknesses affect systems that store classified national security information, an audit has found.

Acquisition

GSA continues Mobile Armor probe

Procurement observers wonder why the General Services Administration is not acting quickly.

Digital Government

Rising Star: Matt Grote: He can't help but lead

A member of the Young Government Leaders quickly became a valuable volunteer.

Acquisition

GSA's still resolving Mobile Armor case

The General Services Administration continues to seek a suitable course of action for a vendor that distributed marketing materials that falsely implied a government endorsement.

People

Bill would create statutory IG for GAO

The new legislation would uphold GAO's existing administrative policy for an IG.

Digital Government

IT oversight bill gains support

Bill would require agencies to report their progress on information technology investments.

People

Agencies raise grades in OMB score card

OMB grades 26 federal departments and agencies on their status and progress in five major initiatives, and it released the latest results for the quarter ended June 30.