Author Archive
Modernization
In a crisis, America turns to….COBOL programmers and fax machines
The coronavirus pandemic illustrates how far the federal government and states has to go to support an agile, 21st century public sector workforce.
Acquisition
Are RFIs a waste of time and money?
Vendors expend valuable resources on market research efforts for agencies, without knowing whether there's a business opportunity in the offing.
People
Federal acquisition: Art or science?
Mike Hettinger argues that we need acquisition officials who understand not only the letter of the FAR, but also the spirit of its intent.
Acquisition
Financial management and freedom of choice
An industry spokesman argues that an official preference for federal shared service providers will hurt the agencies hoping to consolidate.
People
The evolving role of the federal CIO
FITARA takes a good step toward giving CIOs more authority, but the legislation needs to go further.
