Need case help? Ask industry
With about six weeks left before fiscal 2005 budget submissions are due to the Office of Management and Budget, the CIO Council this month urged agencies to seek industry assistance in developing their business cases and enterprise architectures.
Guidance for federal tech workers issued
The CIO Council recently finished testing its IT Roadmap tool to help federal employees chart their careers. Version 1 of the application went online last week at <a href= "http://www.golearn.gov">www.golearn.gov</a>.
House Appropriations slashes E-Gov Fund
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday cut the administration's E-Government Fund by 80 percent from what Congress had allocated for fiscal 2003.<br>
Acquisition councils settle data elements for GWAC directory
Civilian and Defense Department acquisition councils have set the data elements that agencies will use in a new governmentwide acquisition contract online directory.<br>
OMB abandons governmentwide A-76 goals
Succumbing to Congressional pressure, the Office of Management and Budget has dropped governmentwide goals for having federal employees compete with the private sector for government work.<br>
IT managers have a long road ahead
As the youngest member of Congress, Adam Putnam's ascension to the chairmanship of the Government Reform Subcommittee on IT, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and the Census was less of a surprise than some might assume. The Florida Republican says he earned the job because he is one of the few lawmakers who grew up with a computer on his desk.
OPM says it won't reopen Recruitment One-Stop buy
The Office of Personnel Management will continue to work with Monster Government Solutions to revamp the USAJOBS Web site.<br>
E-gov makes no gains in new PMA scores
At first glance, agency progress in meeting the e-government goals of the President's Management Agenda seems to have hit a plateau. On the midyear PMA scorecard released last week, no agency improved its overall e-government status in the three months since the last evaluation.
OMB unveils next-generation e-gov strategy
The Office of Management and Budget is gearing up for agencies to submit business cases by Sept. 8 for the second round of e-government initiatives.
Web site for cross-agency services debuts
The Interagency Services Network launched a new Web site earlier this month for agencies that offer business services to other federal agencies. The site, at <a href= "http://www.isn.gov">www.isn.gov</a>, will provide best practices and a database of products and services.
Archiving RFP will come in out of the cold
By year's end, the National Archives and Records Administration plans to take a big step toward helping agencies face their colossal electronic-records dilemma.
OPM weighs its options for recruitment site
The Office of Personnel Management has said it will decide by July 21 whether to recompete the contract for its Recruitment One-Stop project.
E-Clearance Web site clears its last hurdle
The Office of Personnel Management this month completed the final module of its E-Clearance project, automating the SF-86 standard security clearance form. E-Clearance is one of the first Quicksilver initiatives to meet all its original goals.
OMB eyes central authentication plan
The Office of Management and Budget last week acted to stem agencies' inconsistent investments in and implementations of authentication technologies.
GSA promotes Coleman
The General Services Administration yesterday promoted Casey Coleman to deputy associate administrator for the Office of Citizen Services. <br>
CIO Council: Get architecture help from industry
With about six weeks left before fiscal 2005 budget submissions are due, the CIO Council urged agencies to seek industry assistance with their business cases and enterprise architectures. <br>
Will execs buy in to telework?
The Office of Personnel Management wants to address managers' resistance to telework with tools and educational seminars to help executives plan, implement and run telecommuting programs.
Quicksilver team puts pieces together
In some ways, the job facing Teresa Sorrenti and Earl Warrington is like putting together a vast puzzle. The brain-teaser they are working on is the federal government's new procurement system.
OPM set to standardize personnel data
Of the 89 items of information that agencies collect for a civilian employee's personnel file, an address is not among them.In fact, the information that agencies collect seems more useful in compiling a statistical database rather than a complete and useful employee record, Office of Personnel Management officials say. The lack of some information slows down the movement of personnel records and requires additional work by human resources employees.
OMB sets plan for next-generation e-gov efforts
Agencies will submit business cases for a second round of e-government projects by Sept. 8, a senior administration official told lawmakers today.<br>
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