One move at a time
When the Environmental Protection Agency took over the Online Rulemaking project in October 2002 from the Transportation Department, it wasn't in uncharted territory.
FTS names Williams as deputy commissioner
The General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service today announced James A. Williams is the new deputy commissioner.
Committee to suggest ways to easier records management
The two biggest challenges agencies face are the inability of legacy systems to manage records and designing processes on the front end for new systems.
GSA tool to help agencies meet 508 requirements
The General Services Administration is testing software to determine which accessibility standards apply to the technology they want to purchase.
OMB targeting July for release of data model
Reference model will help in OMB's collection of information on the types, amount of geospatial data in use.
OPM puts IT purchasing under CIO
Janet Barnes has power few agency CIOs have but most want. The Office of Personnel Management's top IT official gets final approval over all technology procurement plans and strategies.
Records will get their own layer in FEA
Reynolds Cahoon, National Archives and Records Administration CIO, said the Office of Management and Budget has agreed to add records management as a separate layer in the next version of the Federal Enterprise Architecture.
Agencies get guidance for services buys
The Civilian and Defense acquisition councils have finalized the way agencies should buy services from schedule contracts.Previously, agencies used a part of the Federal Acquisition Regulations for weapons systems and services, said David Drabkin, GSA's deputy associate administrator for acquisition policy, at a recent conference.
OMB initiates funding model for Grants.gov
<a href= "http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> will become the first Quicksilver project to move from a development to a fee-for-service model in support of the operation and maintenance phase of the initiative, the Office of Management and Budget announced this month.
NARA needs volunteers to test e-records
The National Archives and Records Administration is looking for agency records managers to test prototypes of the Electronic Records Archive system.
Web services need push from the top, experts say
The cicada-like buzz over Web services during the past year will be nothing but background noise until the CIO Council and the Office of Management and Budget make Web services an official part of how the government does business, OMB's former IT chief says.
House plans e-gov cuts
Congressional support for e-government initiatives has been shaky from the start, but a recent move sharply undercuts a handful of the projects, even as they near completion.
Funding threatened if agency teleworking numbers don't improve
The Commerce, Justice and State departments as well as the Small Business Administration and Securities and Exchange Commission could lose $5 million each.
Costs of geospatial data still eludes OMB, agencies
Karen Evans, OMB administrator said that her office should have the spending information for the fiscal 2006 budget submission.
Putnam promotes IT certifications for feds
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) works with administration to encourage federal employees to obtain certification in technology related fields.
OMB initiates funding model for Grants.gov
Grants.gov will move from a development to a fee-for-service model to support the operation and maintenance phase of the Quicksilver initiative.
Justify time-and-materials contracts, OFPP says
Agencies will have to justify using time-and-materials contracts for commercial services, a senior administration procurement official has said.
Procurement councils set rules for buying services
Policy clarifies the responsibilities of the ordering agency and the contracting agency.
Putnam, Davis seek changes to Clinger-Cohen
Reps. Adam Putnam (R-Fla.) and Tom Davis (R-Va.) last week added proposed language to four sections of the 1996 Clinger-Cohen Act, which governs how agencies make their IT investments.
Senate gives workers A-76 protest rights
The Senate last week moved a step closer to giving federal employees the right to protest public-private competitions to the General Accounting Office.
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