Policy


NASA headquarters

SEWP V to address supply chain issues

Revisions to the multiple-award contract are intended to ensure that companies are authorized resellers of the products they offer.

Ron DeSantis

Bill would cut congressional salaries

Freshman Congressman proposes a pay cut for lawmakers to ensure fairness under the sequester -- when it is 'constitutionally permissible.'

money on fire

GAO details the high cost of continuing resolutions

It may be hard for Congress to agree on a budget, but not doing so leads to reduced effectiveness and added expenses.

Thomas Sharpe

New FAS commissioner plans fixes for cost avoidance problems

Thomas Sharpe, two months into his new role, pledges to address problems highlighted by inspector general.

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Education Department gets an 'A' in FOIA

Transparency watchdog finds four departments failing in FOIA response, and mediocre grades overall. Get the details on 16 key agencies.

Mars

NASA clamps down on travel spending

Employees cancel speaking engagements as agency moves "aggressively" to deal with sequestration.

Angela Canterbury

Legislators claim culture of secrecy threatens open government

Freedom of Information Act could be in for legislative revision, while witnesses and lawmakers champion the DATA Act as another needed transparency measure.

Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski

Senate's funding bill includes cyber plans, CIO spending reviews

Continuing resolution includes IT provisions for DHS, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs in addition to avoiding March 27 shutdown.

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Senate CR would cancel federal raise

Like a House bill already passed, the Senate's proposed measure to fund the government would also eliminate a pay increase for the federal workforce.

big mac

From the mail to McDonald's, big data is all around us

Big data helps mail your letters, it makes your burgers better, and it allows intelligence agencies to piece together disparate pieces of data into insights that might help them foil the next terrorist attack.

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Size protest proposal would allow more flexibility to SBA

Rule changes would expand officials' discretionary powers in handling contract disputes.

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Big data's big hurdle: federal policy

Big data holds tremendous promise to help agencies glean otherwise impossible insights from massive repositories of data, but federal policies play a significant role in slowing its adoption and blunting its edge.