Call for agency privacy officers meets resistance
Rep. Tom Davis is taking a stand against what he thinks is the added bureaucracy that would result if agencies are required to name chief privacy officers.
DOD strives to make sure other agencies Get It Right
The Defense Department wants to make sure agencies its contracting officers do business with are getting it right.
GAO tells Forest Service to recompete Recreation One-Stop
GAO has recommended reopening the competition to provide a national park reservation system for all national parks under Recreation One-Stop.
CFO Council takes over certification of financial apps
OMB has shifted responsibility for approving financial software for government use from JFMIP to the CFO Council.
OMB to agencies: No duplicate IT projects? Prove it
According to a recent memo, the Office of Management and Budget is continuing to clamp down on agencies that spend money on duplicate IT projects.
Tech subcommittee director heads back to private sector
Robert Dix, staff director for the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census, will leave the Hill for a job in the private sector.
IAC/ACT director to step down
Joiwind Ronen, executive director of the Industry Advisory Council and the American Council for Technology, will step down next year.
Maryland CIO has a sales pitch for HDTVs
If enough people buy HDTVs, Ellis Kitchen says, it will free up the 700-MHz frequency so the state's emergency personnel can use a statewide network at that bandwidth.
GSA taps regional administrator as fill-in chief of staff
The agency today named Edwin E. Fielder acting chief of staff and acting interim chief acquisition officer.
OMB to name Burk chief architect
The Office of Management and Budget plans to make the Housing and Urban Development Department's Richard Burk the government's next chief architect.
Congress OKs $5 million penalty for telecommuting shortfalls
Several agencies stand to lose millions of dollars if they fail to offer every eligible worker the opportunity to telecommute.
OMB controller Springer to leave
Office of Management and Budget controller Linda Springer announced today that she is leaving government, administration officials confirmed.
Senate confirms Safavian to head OFPP
The Senate on Sunday confirmed David Safavian as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Congress defuses attacks on e-gov, competitive sourcing
Congress late last week gave two of the administration's top management priorities'competitive sourcing and e-government'a shot in the arm.
OPM to absorb Defense background investigation service
The Office of Personnel Management by Feb. 20 will take over 90 percent to 95 percent of the background clearances for all nonpresidential appointees.
Reichelt to leave GSA
Karl Reichelt, the General Services Administration's chief of staff and acting chief acquisition officer, resigned late last week and will leave the agency Dec. 31.
House working on bill to keep government open
The House Appropriations Committee is drafting a new continuing resolution to keep nine agencies running until lawmakers pass the remaining spending bills.
GSA pushes agencies to use more performance-based contracts
Before signing on to use the General Services Administration's procurement services, agencies will need to answer a simple question: Why can't this buy be performance-based?
Chiefs might change, but management stays the same
When Colin Powell arrived at the State Department four years ago, its IT infrastructure was in shambles.
GAO's second HITS decision due this week
Before Thanksgiving, the Government Accountability Office will add another episode to the ongoing drama of the Housing and Urban Development Department's IT services buy when it rules on the second protest filed by the losing vendor.
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