GSA postpones FirstGov revamp
The wait for the new search engine to power the FirstGov portal continues'at least for another six weeks.
Forman downplays IT work force crisis
Among the many IT concerns within the federal government, a shortage of workers is not a barrier to the administration's e-government plans, IT czar Mark Forman said last week.
GAO official: Take the long view
With the focus of President Bush's proposed 2003 budget on performance, agencies' IT capital planning and investment managers will play a much larger role in determining how money is allocated.
Smart system confirms bulk deliveries
The Postal Service, which has been criticized for its business practices by Congress and the General Accounting Office, is running a pilot that uses IT to better allocate resources, limit overtime for workers and provide businesses with important information about their bulk mail.
Lieberman drums up support for homeland defense bill
The Critical Infrastructure Assurance Office and the National Infrastructure Protection Center would be included under a new Homeland Security Department proposed by Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.).
House passes IT employee exchange program
Federal and private-sector employees are a step closer to being able to switch jobs. The House by voice vote today passed the Digital Tech Corps Act of 2002 to give midlevel IT employees opportunities to learn from work with private companies and to share that knowledge with their agencies. Employees who participate in the program would be able to switch jobs for up to two years.
House extends streamlined acquisition program
The House today extended for two years a pilot that gives agencies streamlined acquisition procedures for buying commercial products and services. Lawmakers approved by voice vote the Acquisition Streamlining Improvement Act. Reps. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) and <b>Tom Davis</b> (R-Va.) sponsored HR 3921.
Postal Service uses private sector for new model
The destitute Postal Service has asked Congress to preserve its government status but make it more commercial to improve its competitive stance, postmaster general Jack Potter said today at the National Press Club in Washington.
GSA suspends new IT leasing
Beginning Friday, agencies no longer will be able to place new orders to lease IT equipment from vendors through the General Services Administration's Federal Supply Service schedules. GSA earlier this week announced the policy in a letter to vendors.
CIO Council issues a portfolio management primer
Agencies with established enterprise architectures and agencies that integrate IT management into their budgeting processes are more likely to succeed at IT portfolio management than agencies that do not, according to a recent CIO Council report.
OMB will soon release requests for e-gov initiatives
Requests for proposals for the Office of Management and Budget's 24 e-government initiatives likely will be issued in the coming months, according to a senior administration official.
FirstGov's switch to new search engine delayed
Equipment problems have delayed <a href="http://FirstGov.gov">FirstGov.gov</a>'s switch to a new search engine, which was scheduled for March 31, and forced the General Services Administration to issue a purchase order to continue with its current engine, a GSA spokesperson said.
For a limited time only, free teleworking
Stephen Perry is making an offer he hopes agencies can't refuse: The General Services Administration will let any federal employee work at one of 15 Washington area telework centers for 60 days at no cost to the worker's agency.
E-gov leaders strain to meet deadlines
The Office of Management and Budget's strategy report on its 24 highlighted e-government initiatives set the clock ticking for the agencies carrying out the projects.
Quad Council salutes five top cutting-edge initiatives
The government has a reputation for lagging behind the private sector when it comes to technology, but at least five e-government projects are on IT's cutting edge, a senior administration official said.
CIO Council will issue IT guides
The CIO Council's Best Practices Committee will, over the next nine months, release tools to help agencies improve their capital planning, use of knowledge management and understanding of how to measure IT performance.
Bill would create an e-gov director
Although the movement on Capitol Hill to create a federal CIO has lost steam, lawmakers still looking for better oversight on how agencies spend IT money have proposed creating a new position in the Office of Management and Budget.
More projects on the horizon
While figuring out the best architecture for the Office of Management and Budget's 24 e-government initiatives, Debra Stouffer also is setting the table for the next set of projects.
OMB sets e-gov architecture baseline
The Office of Management and Budget is creating a template for the leaders of its 24 highlighted e-government initiatives to follow.
Agencies find tangible success on 508
Congressional mandates usually tell agencies to manage what Education CIO Craig Luigart calls white space'that is, business processes or issues. And that's often why agencies fail to comply with them.
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