People

DHS personnel system struck down in appeals court

The circuit judges concluded the labor relationship portions of DHS' personnel guidelines illegally restrict the scope of bargaining and cannot be implemented.

People

Proposed OPM rule links big performance with big money

The new proposal is the latest entry on a list of measures intended to revise federal pay systems.

People

Voinovich offers workforce improvement bill

Proposal would mandate managerial training and rigorous employee performance reviews

People

GSA finds most agencies’ telework plans are ad hoc

Project management office for coordinating telework could help ensure telework success, GSA/ Booz Allen Hamilton study finds.

Acquisition

Commerce awards $6.8M support contract to Apogen

The company will provide consulting and programming support to the Census Bureau’s Technology Management Office.

Cybersecurity

GSA gets help with HSPD-12 implementation

DOD's smart card expert, Michael Butler, will work with agencies on their adoption of identity verification cards.

People

CXOs focus on collaboration as key to better management

GAO has proposed that some Cabinet-level agencies create a new position of chief managing officer.

Modernization

GSA report finds more benefits than costs for telework

Agencies save much more than they spend in equipping employees to work from home, but management support is still often lacking.

Cybersecurity

Fed IT security executives struggle with HSPD-12 planning

A new survey found that nearly half of federal IT security executives do not have a plan for adopting Personal Identity Verification as directed by HSPD-12.

Modernization

Bindows 2.0 provides Section 508 tools for developers

Framework includes support for Section 508-compliant accessibility in Internet Explorer, the first AJAX platform of its kind to do so.

Modernization

Feds get insider's view of Windows Vista

Some agencies hope to avoid logistical and managerial headaches by working with Microsoft early in the process of adopting the Windows Vista operating system.

People

OPM unveils new federal career models

The program will offer alternative career paths, such as telework, nonstandard hours and flexible workdays.

Cybersecurity

NIST supplies IT security handbook to managers

The publication provides managers with an overview of information security practices.

People

USPTO reveals updated Web filing system

New EFS-Web to cut down on 2 million weekly pages worth of paperwork.

Modernization

2010 census may be forced back to paper

Problems with implementing handheld mobile computing devices could force the 2010 census back to using manual data capture procedures.

People

Wennergren wins Franke award

The award, presented at the Management of Change conference, is given to individuals who make extraordinary long-term contributions to public service.

Modernization

Serious game teaches emergency responders

Real-time ‘Incident Commander’ is based on the National Incident Management System.

Cybersecurity

Companies build authentication bridge to government agencies

CertiPath PKI provides cross-certification for aerospace, defense industries.

Cybersecurity

Postal Service plans HSPD-12 buy

USPS will prequalify vendors to oversee the implementation of its personal identity verification card system.