$108M up for grabs in HHS health IT grants
The Health and Human Services Department distributed awards in three grant programs for health IT infrastructure and training.
FCC names Robbins to managing director post
The Federal Communications Commission has appointed a new managing director in charge of administrative and management functions.
Kundra 'IT cartel' remarks raise ire of contractor professionals
Former Federal CIO Vivek Kundra provoked an outcry with an editorial claiming that major federal contractors are holding back progress in updating federal technology.
VA's Roger Baker gives an iPad a test run
CIO Roger Baker is one of more than 100 VA employees trying out iPads and iPhones on VA networks.
DOJ names new acting director for ATF
The Justice Department has appointed a new acting director for ATF while the former director has been reassigned.
DHS oversight of purchase cards has 'significant gaps,' IG says
The Homeland Security Department needs to strengthen its oversight and review of purchase card transactions, says the Office of Inspector General in a new report.
$2.1B up for grabs in new grants by DHS
The Homeland Security Department announced its annual allocations for state and local agencies for disasters and terrorist attacks. What targets does DHS want protected?
FEMA releases preparedness app in time for hurricane
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a new mobile application for disaster preparedness on Android, but some users apparently were confused by an apparent rogue application, also available from Android.
4 myths busted about mobile devices
Federal agencies considering mobile applications should avoid these common myths that might limit their potential, a GSA official said.
Rare 5.9 earthquake shakes up D.C. federal buildings
"Did you feel it?" was the question that boomeranged around Twitter in thousands of tweets after an unusually strong earthquake hit Virginia about 90 miles from Washington, D.C.
Questions are being raised about an OPM system failure that affected 70K job applications
Readers of FCW are having strong reactions to the stories on the Office of Personnel Management's system failure that resulted in 70,000 job applications going unprocessed.
Government sues, alleging contractor botched Coast Guard acquisition
The federal government has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Coast Guard, accusing Bollinger Shipyards of false statements in connection with the Deepwater acquisition program.
OMB wants 10% budget cuts, warns of tough year ahead
The Obama administration issued new instructions to agency and department heads that warned of a "difficult year" ahead for budget cuts.
VA adds tablets to contracting vehicle
The Veterans Affairs Department has added amendments to an upcoming major procurement vehicle to specify several types of tablets and light laptop computers it may want to buy.
General Dynamics, others join protest of VA's $12B T4 contract
The Veterans Affairs Department's $12 billion T4 contract continues to attract protests, with three more filed in recent days.
Do agencies need a platform to share info on iPad deployments?
A USDA IT manager suggests more collaboration is needed between agencies on the basics of iPad deployments.
IBM files protest over VA's $12B T4 contract
The Veterans Affairs' $12 billion T4 contract for IT infrastructure transformation has attracted 10 protests, including the most recent from IBM Corp.
White House names former Microsoft exec as Kundra's successor
White House officials named former FCC and Microsoft executive as the new federal CIO, succeeding Vivek Kundra.
Recovery.gov: Let's talk tools for fighting waste and fraud
The Recovery.gov oversight board wants a contractor to build a public dialogue on tools to fight waste and fraud.
Ineligible contractors getting $500M a year from VA, OIG says
Recent federal audits found some serious deficiencies in contracting at the Veterans Affairs Department, including the procurement practices that let ineligible contractors win work.
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