Deepwater costs hit $29B and rising, GAO says
It still is not smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's Deepwater program in which costs continue to go up, according to a new report.
Congressional staffers have age gap on social media
A survey of congressional staff members found some interesting differences in how the offices are using Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Chopra vs. Kundra in online clout: Who's the champ?
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra is a newcomer to Twitter, but he is already surpassing federal CIO Vivek Kundra in a measure of online influence. Also, a new Apps against Abuse contest and GPO eBook update.
GovLoop debuts government vendor directory
GovLoop, a social network designed for federal employees and contractors, introduces its new online directory of public-sector vendors.
HHS kicks off $5M 'i2' Health IT app development program
The Health and Human Services Department's National Coordinator for the Health IT announced an initiative to develop new applications and solutions in health IT.
Did a rogue Twitter account confuse White House town hall participants?
An apparently unrelated Twitter account named @askobama collected more than a thousand users and dozens of tweets in the days before the White House Twitter Town Hall.
14 contractors make VA's $12B T4 contract winners list
The Veterans Affairs Department finally announces the contract award winners for its $12 billion Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology acquisition program.
Running a federal financial system often a juggling act
The American Council for Technology's Industry Advisory Council gave some advice to the White House on how to sustain effective management of existing federal financial systems while also modernizing those systems.
Contractors face new cyber regs from DOD
The Defense Department wants to tighten regulation of unclassified DOD data held by contractors and subcontractors.
HHS CIO to retire
HHS CIO Michael Carleton began public service during the Nixon administration.
Not everyone was ga-ga over SSA's baby name mobile app
Judging by reader comments, the Social Security Administration's new Baby Name Playroom mobile application should get a time out instead of a gold star, but a GSA official disagrees.
Biz groups want Congress to protect outsourcing
A coalition of business groups is asking Congress to uphold outsourcing and limit insourcing in the upcoming fiscal 2012 spending bills.
Contractors form coalition to highlight role in international development efforts
More than 50 contractors involved in global development have formed a new coalition.
VA picks small biz contractor for open-source ecosystem
The Veterans Affairs Department has selected a small business as the custodial agent for an open-source ecosystem development program to modernize the VA's VistA electronic health record system.
Coast Guard accused of 20 Anti-Deficiency Act wrongs totaling $7M
The inspector general found that Coast Guard managers violated the Anti-Deficiency Act in the recent response boat acquisition.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra leaving White House
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra has been the most prominent force for technology in the Obama administration, but he is about to step down.
Facebook hires Lockhart; DISA now on Facebook, Twitter
Facebook has hired former Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart. DISA collects fans and followers on Facebook and Twitter, but could its Twitter account be hard to find?
Google turns off tool for searching government sites
Google has stopped operating several specialized search tools, including the Google.com/UncleSam search engine of government-related Web sites.
Lockheed lays off 1,200 workers at space division
Lockheed Space Systems Co. announced it is restructuring its workforce to eliminate 1,200 jobs by year's end.
New ethics language needed for 'at-risk' federal contracts
The Administrative Conference of the United States is considering a proposal that would require new federal acquisition language on certain types of federal contracts defined to be at special risk.
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