Do agencies still have year-end spending sprees?

We tried to find out what agencies are spending their year-end money on, but it might not work like that anymore.

Justice kills case management project as scrutiny increases

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra announced two more actions as a result of the ongoing White House review of 26 high-priority IT projects.

Roger Baker razzes reporters on lost BlackBerrys

The CIO of Veterans Affairs has been doing a lot of explaining about lost and stolen BlackBerrys at the agency.

Baker tells VA vendors they must meet certification requirements

The Veterans Affairs Department is finding that up to 25 percent of the vendors at some VA facilities are not complying with certification requirements to ensure they are meeting protocols for protecting sensitive personal medical information of patients.

Four to compete for $2.8B IT work with Social Security

The Social Security Administration awarded its largest contract of the year for a maximum seven-year term.

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.

Pentagon IG responding to critical Grassley report

The Defense Department's inspector general is defending his office's performance in the wake of a Senate investigation charging that contract audits are ineffective

GSA official spells it out at Gov 2.0 Summit

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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.

State, local agencies will increase IT spending through 2015

State and local governments are looking to IT investments to increase productivity in education, general government services and law enforcement/public safety during the next five years, the market research firm Input says.

Granicus expands government cloud computing platform

Granicus Inc., a vendor of cloud computing solutions for government agencies, announced it has acquired Webcasting.com.

DOD's social media chief signs out

Floyd Price is leaving his DOD post in charge of social media programs after a year on the job.

Contractors embrace social media, but where's the ROI?

Companies are embracing social media, but quantifying the return on investment remains a challenge.

First responders embrace social media

Contractors see an emerging market developing social media solutions to address emergency response needs.

Bedbugs invade file cabinets at SSA offices

The Social Security Administration offices in Queens, N.Y., are under siege from bedbugs.

DHS manager slammed by IG for aiding relative

A Science and Technology Directorate manager violated ethics policies by plotting to deliver agency-funded software to a relative, according to an audit by the DHS inspector general.

White House targets $30B in high-risk programs

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the goal of a high-priority IT project list is not to kill the projects, but to turn them around as quickly as possible.

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.

Bolden comments on employees, contractors at NASA IT Summit

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden spoke at the first-ever NASA IT Summit at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.

Smartronix acquires health IT company

The acquisition of Cogon Systems of Pensacola, Fla., adds a virtual health network platform to Smartronix's offerings.