Management


Chuck Hagel at budget hearing

Hagel pledges DOD assistance in reducing VA backlog

The secretary outlined several specific ways DOD is helping, including allowing VA personnel direct access to DOD's medical records system.

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Snapshot: Federal spending on services

A quick look at where federal dollars go in services.

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Tangherlini picked to be permanent GSA administrator

After serving in an acting capacity for more than a year, Dan Tangherlini is the president's pick to take the role officially.

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Getting government into high gear

The IBM Center for the Business of Government's look at the tools and strategies available for accelerating service quality and reducing costs.

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Is supply-chain risk overstated?

Software is at greater risk of cyber-attack than hardware, but foreign-made gear is still raising concerns.

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DATA bill introduced

The Digital Accountability and Transparency Act establishes standards for federal spending data published to the USASpending.gov portal.

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House working group to examine supply chain security

A bipartisan working group will look at the federal government's role in establishing best practices, among other things.

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VanRoekel takes on management in temporary OMB shift

Federal CIO will take over while a permanent replacement for Jeffrey Zients is found.

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Agencies give themselves passing grades on digital

While rating their agencies as adequate, few federal IT executives would claim top marks on executing the government's Digital Government strategy. What are the barriers?

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DOD business systems under fire -- again

A GAO report, echoing longstanding criticisms, diagnoses the causes of DOD's sputtering modernization progress.

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Virtual training saving the Navy time, money

The Naval Safety & Environmental Training Center provides training to some 10,000 Navy personnel and government civilians around the world each year.

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Agencies address the 'people problems' of shared services

IT leaders discuss obstacles to buy-in, tactics for overcoming 'component-level resistance.'