Digital Government
Census renegotiating contract with Harris
Commerce Secretary Gutierrez wants to move portions of a cost-plus data-collection contract to a fixed-price basis.
People
DHS: Blogs give department a new voice
Homeland Security Department officials say their online journal allows them to start fresh discussions on issues.
People
Census, Congress spar on funds
Cost overruns lead to brinksmanship that threatens other department program funds.
People
Energy agency tries merit pay
Unions say they will watch closely as NNSA introduces a new pay system.
People
Late requirements sank Census handhelds
Officials say if the Census Bureau had defined its requirements earlier, handheld computers might still have been used for follow-up questionnaires.
People
Davis: Census didn't heed warnings
Rep. Tom Davis says the Census Bureau ignored multiple warnings about the expanding requirements for its Field Data Collection Automation program.
People
Census counts on paper for 2010
House lawmakers grill Commerce officials about rising costs and reversion to paper.
Digital Government
Census turns to paper, rejects IT risks
The Census Bureau expects to spend an additional $2.2 billion to $3 billion to support the return to paper surveys for the 2010 census.
Digital Government
Panel: Age doesn't dictate Web 2.0 fluency
FOSE panelists challenged many assumptions about next-generation Web tools, including the notion that only young people have embraced them.
Digital Government
Lawmakers hold first hearing in Second Life
House subcommittee holds hearing to explore potential uses for the online virtual world.
Acquisition
Have feds cheapened contract bonuses?
Oversight officials still unhappy about companies' expected performance fees.
People
Marines restore access to online documents
The service took down the doctrine documents almost a year ago.
People
Commerce's acting CIO now official
Suzanne Hilding replaces Barry West, who left the department about five months ago.
People
EPA may have lost data in hasty library closures
Poor planning is seen as the cause of possible losses that librarians now decry.
People
Library of Congress tests Web 2.0 photo archive
A pilot project is allowing the public to comment on photographs from older news and wire services.
People
IG: Energy's Web sites lack security
Department Web sites have suffered 60 security incidents in the past year, a new report states.
People
Critics say EPA closed libraries too soon
Because the libraries were closed before all their contents were put online, some information may be lost forever, critics said.
Digital Government
IT feds should distance projects from politics, panel members say
Former federal employees say IT programs can survive a new administration by emphasizing benefits rather than party affiliation.
Digital Government
House panel to explore problems with 2010 Census
Role of handheld devices to be examined.
People
Feds urge the next president to communicate
Good communication between Cabinet members and career civilian feds is crucial, members of a panel say.
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