$20B in IT projects need more oversight
The federal government must strengthen its oversight of IT spending, a Government Accountability Office official said.
FAA puts IT projects on fast track
The FAA is saying good-bye to projects that take years to payoff, if ever. How quickly do they now want contractors to show results?
GAO freshens up its list of high-risk programs
The Government Accountability Office today updated its list of high-risk government programs, removing some programs and adding a new one.
OPM tries again to get word out about weather dismissals
OPM alerts employees today on early-release options tomorrow.
Navy's server freeze no harbinger of rough seas for contractors
The Navy's decision last week to reduce its IT infrastructure by freezing the purchase of servers and not building new data centers won't have an immediate -- or long term -- negative effect on the federal contracting community.
Funding rules might challenge Obama IT reform effort
When Federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled the White House IT management reform plan earlier this month, he said one of its toughest elements would be aligning the budget process with the technology cycle.
Why OMB’s IT reform plan just might work
Blogger Steve Kelman finds a lot to like in OMB’s new IT reform report.
Will contractors fall in love with the White House IT reform plan?
Industry members are praising the Obama administration's 25-step implementation plan for IT management reform. What's in the plan that they like so much?
White House promises major changes to IT management
The federal government is doing a major rehab on how it oversees and manages the $70 billion in annual IT spending.
TechAmerica urges action by lame-duck Congress on laundry list of IT wants
TechAmerica President and CEO Phil Bond today urged the upcoming lame duck session of the 111th Congress to take concerted action before adjournment on a range of unresolved IT issues.
Vangent to boost health IT adoption for HHS
Vangent Inc. will help the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT promote the adoption of health IT under a $15.6 million contract from the Health and Human Services Department.
More debate about pre-RFP talks between government, industry
Blogger Steve Kelman responds to comments he received on a recent blog post about the sensitive nature of government-industry communications.
Game changer: DOD rewrites its book on acquisition strategy
Defense Secretary Robert Gates releases a 23-point memorandum for reforming defense acquisition processes, with an increased focus on efficiency and productivity.
DOD contractor ethics rule enters critical stage
The proposed rule on organizational conflicts of interest is movning forward but what direction is it headed?
Contractors fear being blacklisted under new defense bill
Federal contractor groups are up in arms about a provision in the defense authorization bill that they believe will result in secret blacklists against their members.
OMB sets Networx MTIPS deadlines
Agencies must place orders by Aug. 31 if they want to comply with an OMB memo on Managed Trusted IP Services, which agencies must use to connect securely to the Internet.
Ethics rules expected to spur acquisitions
The prospective consistency and clarity of new rules will determine the impact that OCI will have on M&A activity in the government services sector.
US, Russia kick off talks on IT
Officials from the United States and Russia meet this week on a range of information technology-related topics.
Private financing initiatives might lessen agency budget woes
Private finance initiatives are an effective way to relieve budgetary pressure and enable agencies to move forward with infrastructure improvements, writes Stan Soloway.
HUBZone stands above other small-biz programs
A federal judge has ruled that small companies in HUBZones get preference over other small businesses, and so far, efforts to change the applicable law have failed.
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