OMB, CIO Council to assess IT workforce gaps
Though recent surveys indicate the IT workforce crisis is not as bad as once thought, the CIO Council wants agencies to figure out their employees' current skills sets and their future needs.
Postal Service's HR system, Grants.gov honored by federal councils
In streamlining its human resources management processes, the Postal Service is showing just how a shared service approach can be successful.
OFPP to clamp down on specifying brand names in procurements
The administration will remind agencies that it is against Federal Acquisition Regulations to name a specific product in a procurement without a good reason.
GSA to test e-authentication tools
The General Services Administration will set up a lab under the E-Authentication e-government initiative to test commercial products that perform certificate validation services.
RFI for cybersecurity LOB hits the wires
The Office of Management and Budget and the Homeland Security Department this week released a request for information regarding the cybersecurity Line of Business effort.
Luigart, Paller honored by CIO Council
The council's Azimuth Awards, handed out each year during FOSE, honor people whose work has benefited government IT.
Some advice on e-mail records policy
When is an agency e-mail message an official federal record that must be preserved? Some experts presented their views today at FOSE.
New group to promote telework
Congressional pressure has done little to spur agency managers to boost the number of teleworking employees, but a new organization hopes to change that.
OMB issues draft federal ID card guidance
OMB wants to establish an 18-month timeline for agencies to implement an interoperable employee identification card.
Feds: GSA reorg must yield real benefits
The General Services Administration's plan to reorganize the Federal Technology and Federal Supply services must go beyond the superficial merging of two organizations and improve overall value to agencies and industry, government and industry procurement experts said.
Changes delay GSA's Networx RFPs
Pressure from Congress and vendors persuaded the General Services Administration to consider more changes to its multibillion-dollar Networx data and telecommunications procurement.
New subcontracting system will help track IT spending
The Integrated Acquisition Environment e-government team has begun work on a system that, for the first time, will let agencies go to one place to see if they are meeting federal subcontracting goals.
GSA, OPM cast another lure for teleworkers
Federal employees who have never before teleworked can take advantage of a one-month free trial at one of the 15 Washington Metropolitan Telework Centers.
Grants.gov team mulls awards database
The managing partners of the <a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> e-government project are determining the feasibility of a governmentwide grant awards database.
Collins says she'll monitor GSA schedule effort
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has vowed to keep a close eye on the General Services Administration as it works to resolve long-standing problems in Federal Supply Service contract practices re-vealed by the Government Accountability Office.
White House floats policy on privacy that straddles lawmakers' opposing views
A fight over privacy is brewing on Capitol Hill, and it has nothing to do with the Homeland Security Department screening travelers or the General Services Administration's lost credit-card data.
SARA implementation slow, GAO says
The administration's commitment to helping contracting officers meet those demands is tepid, according the latest report from the Government Accountability Office.
GSA releases RFI for new FirstGov search engine
The General Services Administration earlier this week released a request for information on ways to improve the much-criticized Web portal.
Retirement having little effect on IT skills, survey finds
Retirement is not diluting the skills of the federal IT workforce, according to a new study by the CIO Council and the Office of Personnel Management.
Financial management program director retires
Karen Alderman is leaving the Joint Financial Management Improvement Program'a program she led for seven years.
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