This just in from the 'Department of Redundancy Reduction Department'
GSA's Gwynne Kostin offered a humorous take on efforts to improve federal workforce productivity during the FedScoop FedTalks 2010 conference.
GlobalNet snares 3 FDA contracts totaling $81 million
GlobalNet Services Inc. will provide a variety of IT services to the Food and Drug Administration under three recently awarded contracts that have a combined value of $81 million.
BAE provides call center support to pension agency
BAE Systems Inc. will support the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with call center assistance under a five-year contract valued at $10.8 million.
CGI to boost capabilities of GSA public info website
CGI Federal Inc. will provide dataset hosting and other IT services to the General Services Administration under a five-year blanket purchase agreement with a ceiling of up to $46 million.
Sunlight Foundation taking heat for USASpending.gov critique
The Sunlight Foundation's recent criticism of USASpending.gov has sparked a debate about whether it is fair to push for transparency in governmnet but then chide agencies if the newly transparent data is shown to have errors.
Light moments from the Gov 2.0 Summit
The Gov 2.0 Summit offered some humor along with examining the ups and downs of government transparency.
CACI books $40M contract with Library of Congress
CACI International Inc. will continue providing content management and delivery support for the Library of Congress under a five-year, $40 million prime contract.
GSA seeks to upgrade its electronic travel service
The General Services Administration wants pioneering approaches to improve its E-Government Travel System, as the agency upgrades its travel management services.
White House preparing agency IT project hit list
The White House plans to publish a list of high-risk IT projects in need of rescue as part of the Obama administration's effort to rein in $20 billion of annual IT infrastructure spending.
6 reasons to worry about cybersecurity
The adoption of new technologies and platforms, such as cloud computing and social networking, opens new avenues for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Meanwhile, old methods of attacks are getting smarter.
SAIC will help USDA grow its Web site apps
Science Applications International Corp. will provide information technology services to the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency under a five-year task order that could be worth more than $52 million.
Web 2.0 report: Agencies not going far enough
Most federal agencies are using Web 2.0 tools on the periphery and not as part of their core mission, says author Mark Forman.
Federal Web sites chided for accessibility, usability issues
Critics cite technical problems at Section508.gov and reduced customer satisfaction scores.
A Web-based model for procurement contests
Blogger Steve Kelman believes drug company Eli Lilly has developed a sound approach to funding research and developments via online challenges.
Unisys wins $150M contract for rural development programs
Unisys Corp. will provide applications modernization and end-user support services to the Agriculture Department under a five-year contract that could be worth as much as $150 million.
10 gov Web apps that get results
These 10 great agency Web applications combine innovative ideas with new media to produce effective civic engagement.
DARPA crowdsourcing chief joins Microsoft
Peter Lee, head of DARPA's Transformational Convergence Technology Office, is stepping down to join Microsoft.
How contests can improve government performance (and procurement)
Blogger Steve Kelman believes public contests are a great way to generate ideas to improve government operations and cut costs.
111 agency mobile applications for your smart phone
After spending months encouraging mobile application development, USA.gov has released a comprehensive list of apps now available for your government smart phone.
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