GAO upholds protest against GSA eGov Travel solicitation
The Government Accountability Office upheld a protest against the GSA's wording of a Statement of Work for an electronic travel management contract.
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Panelists at the Federal IT Acquisition Summit shared some of the lessons learned from federal assisted acquisitions.
Twitter outpaces Facebook in terror alert sign-ups; also, federal virtual worlds conference coming up
More people are signing up for DHS' new terrorism alert system on Twitter than on Facebook. And you can attend the upcoming federal virtual worlds conference in the virtual world.
Agencies update progress on transparency plans
Federal agencies are publishing charts, graphics and progress reports on their open government efforts.
NARA's Foursquare mobile app coming to NYC, and World Bank names app contest winners
The National Archives and Records Administration is expanding its popular augmented reality mobile application to New York City this month, and the World Bank just announced the winners of its global application contest.
Recovering improper contractor payments is hit or miss across the board
Improper and fraudulent payments to federal contractors got attention at a House subcommittee hearing today.
Qwest bid protest dismissed, but GAO says it might have merit
The Government Accountability Office issued a decision in a bid protest by Qwest filed against an award by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under the Networx contract.
Coast Guard acquisition forecast may be unrealistic, says GAO
The Coast Guard acquisition unit might be setting itself up for disappointment because of its unrealistic forecast of a jump in available procurement dollars, a GAO official testified.
IRS' lips sealed on globetrotting State contractors with big tax bills, GAO says
A GAO investigation of tax delinquents who travel on U.S. passports has uncovered the case of two State Department contractors who owe more than $100,000 in unpaid taxes.
Some Northrop workers get notice of layoffs, possible furloughs
Northrop Grumman units have given notice of possible layoffs and furloughs in Virginia and Alabama, according to news reports.
HHS names new health IT national coordinator
Dr. Farzad Mostashari takes the helm of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the office that facilitates distribution of $20 billion in economic stimulus law funds for digital medical systems.
Agencies recover from shutdown threat
The government held conferences, federal websites were running, and agencies were tweeting as normal today after a government shutdown was averted.
Only 10K petitions filed for H-1B visas
For the third year in a row, federal contractors and other employers are less eager to apply for H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers.
Terror alert system will use Facebook, Twitter
The Homeland Security Department is planning to scrap its color-coded terror alert system for a new system that relies on Facebook and Twitter in some cases, according to the Associated Press.
VA moves forward on open-source health records
After more than a year of deliberation and consultation, the Veterans Affairs Department is moving on its strategy of developing an open-source electronic health record system.
'Obama 2012' surges on Facebook; GOP group starts wiki for fed 'accountability'
President Barack Obama's reelection campaign was off and running on Facebook today with more than 65,000 people "liking" the campaign announcement within six hours. Also, group with ties to GOP strategist Karl Rove starts a federal accountability wiki.
Agencies want industry's help with social media records
Federal agency panelists on April 4 discussed where they need help from vendors in addressing social media records management.
GSA pulls the plug on GovGab; POGO meets POTUS
After a four-year run, the General Services Administration put the final nail in the coffin of its GovGab blog by shutting down its Twitter account this week.
TechAmerica renews drive to increase H-1b visas
With just days to go until the application period starts for this year's round of H-1b visa petitions, the TechAmerica Foundation is calling on Congress to increase access to the visas and improve procedures for adjudication
Federal agencies still fall short on transparency, watchdog says
News from several areas: a new audit on open government, an interview with former deputy CTO Beth Noveck, crowdsourcing on environmental research, and a National Library of Medicine video contest.
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