Acquisition councils finalize EVM rule
Federal acquisition officials finalized a rule, effective today, that details how agencies should implement an earned-value management system for managing major acquisitions.
GPO seeks comments on card-producing plan
The Government Printing Office is seeking industry comments on its proposal to hire a contractor to help build and maintain a repository for developing and producing government identification cards under Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12.
A flurry of HR LOB activity
The government's efforts to consolidate human resources functions are moving into high gear. Over the next several weeks, the HR Line of Business interagency task force'led by the Office of Personnel Management'will issue additional requirements that agencies and private companies must meet to be considered HR shared-services providers.
Labor starts A-76 competition for program analysts
The Labor Department is competing 51 program analyst positions in its Bureau of Labor Statistics' Office of Technology and Survey Processing under A-76.
Wolf wants agencies to report on telework
Still frustrated by the government's slow adoption of telework policies, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-Va.) is taking stronger steps to push a handful of agencies to bolster their telecommuting efforts.
Questions persist on finance LOB guidance
Even after a third hearing this year on the topic, Rep. Todd Platts (R-Pa.) still has several questions about the Office of Management and Budget's Financial Management Line of Business consolidation initiative.
Bill-by-bill look at 2007 appropriations
Tight budgets put the squeeze on agency IT initiatives, including several high-profile projects; some observers wonder whether technology intiatives are being specifically targeted.
IT projects take a hit on funding
Congress' willingness to consider gutting funding for OPM's Retirement Systems Modernization'a program considered essential for government employees'has some industry and government officials wondering if lawmakers are targeting civilian IT projects for cuts because of the ongoing effort to fund the War on Terror.
HR task force prepares expanded guidelines, SSP criteria
The new guidelines will explain in detail which services all shared-services providers'whether public or private'need to offer their potential customers.
GAO pulls archived personal data from Web
The Government Accountability Office has pulled from its Web site personal information on certain government employees after discovering that the archived data had been inadvertently posted online.
Navy finds personnel data online
Naval officials disclosed that personal information on about 28,000 sailors and their families was discovered on a civilian Web site.
Transportation secretary to step down
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta will leave his post early next month.
GPO mulls offering HSPD-12 services
The Government Printing Office is considering becoming a provider of Personal Identity Verification II cards for small agencies.
House votes to create grants database
The House passes legislation that will establish a public database tracking federal grants.
House seeks integrator for PeopleSoft implementation
The House of Representatives is seeking an integrator that will help complete the chamber's implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft financial management software.
Safavian found guilty on obstruction of justice charges
A federal jury today convicted former Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator David Safavian on four counts of obstructing justice and lying under oath for his time spent as chief of staff at the General Services Administration.
Dennett promises accountability, better prices
Paul Denett, the nominee to be Office of Federal Procurement Policy administrator, promised to be vigilant in assuring that the government gets the best prices on services it procures.
DHS Special Report | Communications are key to SBInet's success
The border of the future might not look very different from today, but there will be one major change'the way border security systems communicate. While the Homeland Security Department seeks innovative surveillance solutions that can weather different climates and terrain, the Secure Border Initiative-Net procurement focuses on better informing and linking border patrol agents.
DHS Special Report | From gizmos to tactical infrastructure
Border security has been a major problem for the government since long before Congress and President Bush created the Homeland Security Department. The problem hasn't gone away. But DHS officials are convinced that this time, the Secure Border Initiative-Net program will succeed where past efforts have fallen woefully short.
DHS Special Report | Watch-list data converges at Terrorist Screening Center
Although Donna Bucella prefers to stay out of the limelight, her job doesn't allow it. As director of the Terrorist Screening Center, Bucella oversees one of the most important data sets in the Bush administration's war on terror'the consolidated Terrorist Screening Database.
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