Agencies


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DHS has spent $430 million on radios its employees don't know how to use

Only one of 479 DHS employees surveyed was actually able to use the common channel, the department's IG found. Most did not even know the common channel existed.

Joe Jordan

OFPP wants to edit cost accounting standards exemptions

Proposed rule change would replace detailed list with general guidelines.

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Mark Day: How agencies boost savings

The director of GSA's Office of Strategic Programs knows how agencies can become more efficient in today's budget climate.

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Can digital identity services breathe new life into USPS?

Plagued by declining revenues and rising costs, the postal service is looking for new revenue streams -- including, possibly, digital ID creation and authentication services.

Teri Takai

GAO raps Defense for transparency

DOD's CIO may have understated the riskiness of some of its IT investments, auditors assert.

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Agencies promise better investment oversight

GAO cites need for better analysis of legacy IT systems and the $54 billion spent running them in FY 2011

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Experts applaud DOD Better Buying plan

The Defense Department is generally on the right track with its Better Buying Power initiative, experts say. Some refinements, however, could improve it.

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Coburn criticizes DOD as 'Department of Everything'

The Defense Department spends money on making beef jerky, analyzing Twitter users and developing fun iPhone apps, senator charges.

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New rules for cyber warfare put the military on the offense

President Obama signed guidance that clarifies the role of different agencies and departments in fighting cyber threats.

Frank Kendall

DOD advances Better Buying Power effort

Officials want DOD's workforce to move past solutions that just fulfill requirements, in favor of creativity and leadership.

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Satellites on borrowed time

The fleet of satellites that enable accurate weather forecasting is aging, and the program intended to replace them is both behind schedule and over-budget. As a result, a lengthy gap without the satellites' data is looking more likely.

Frank Kendall

DOD's Kendall pushes data for better buying

Experts generally applaud effort to improve defense acquisitions, with a cautionary note.