People
Agencies raise their grades on OMB score card
Three agencies earn the highest scores, and others show improvement, according to the current report on agencies' progress.
People
Survey: Few agencies reap green IT benefits
Agency officials say they care about initiatives for energy-efficient technology, but success in using it is spotty, according to a survey by a hardware reseller.
People
Senate passes bill to give IG a spot at GAO
The House and Senate have passed bills that would establish an inspector general's office for the watchdog agency.
Digital Government
GAO: Agencies uneven on Networx track
Two senators have called for agencies to improve their efforts to move to the new Networx telecommunications contract program.
People
Waxman calls for Scott Bloch's resignation
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee joins the calls for the head of the White House Office of Special Counsel to step down.
People
Agencies doing well with telecom transition
The Government Accountability Office reports that some agencies have been following sound transition practices as they move from the FTS 2001 contract to the new Networx vehicle
People
Obama, McCain: The same coin?
Shared priorities, unavoidable realities bring candidates together on some issues.
Acquisition
Waxman questions need for Schedules panel
The Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform commitee asks GSA to re-consider the MAS panel's value.
People
CIO Council looks to IPv6's future
A council working group wants to discuss the next steps with industry.
People
Williams to follow Meagher at Interior
The former USDA deputy CIO will take the same post at Interior, with a stint in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence coming between those posts.
People
OMB's high-risk list drops slightly
As the Bush administration moves toward its close, the Office of Management and Budget begins planning to pass management tools on to the next president.
People
House defeats paper ballot funding
Privacy advocates are not happy that the House decided not to fund an effort to provide a paper-based backup system to electronic voting.
People
OMB claims progress on HSPD-12
In its latest implementation progress report, the Office of Management and Budget says agencies have made significant strides .
Modernization
GSA to add TIC to Networx contracts
Networx vendors will be able to offer services under the Office of Management's initiative after the General Services Administration modifies the contracts.
Digital Government
Bill to fund back-up paper ballots fails
The House doesn't approve a measure that would have made funds available to state and local governments for paper ballots as back-ups to electronic voting systems.
People
Bill would require more privacy officers
A measure in the House of Representatives would beef up the Homeland Security Department's privacy efforts by requiring a full-time privacy officer in each of the department's components.
Digital Government
Input: Candidates share some priorities
Although much government activity is slowing down or on hold until the voters choose the next president, some policy priorities are already clear.
People
GAO gets good reviews for quality
Two peer reviews have determined that the Government Accountability Office's internal quality measures are up to the task.
Modernization
The federal enterprise architecture: Where it fits
The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 called for agencies to adopt an IT architecture to govern the management and acquisition of new IT.
Modernization
Enterprise architects talk the business talk
More people now see EA as a planning and management tool, not a technology project.
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