OPM Director John Berry fielded questions about telework during an online chat session today and said he was optimistic that the blizzard experience would drive home to agency leaders the importance of making telework possible.
Now that severe weather in the nation's capital and elsewhere have provided ample opportunities for testing continuity-of-operations plans, federal employees have some thoughts.
Another massive snowstorm threatens the Washington metropolitan area, overwhelms OPM's Web site, closes the federal government and sparks telework complaints.
Judging by his history, GAO's Daniel Gordon will bring to the OFPP post a wealth of legal and procurement experience, as well as a reputation for candor and evenhandedness.
By David Hubler, Matthew Weigelt and Michael Hardy
The RFI is part of an Army effort to determine the capabilities industry could provide in protecting information as it is acquired, processed, transferred and stored.
S. 3384 would require agencies to report their progress on IT investments so that Congress and OMB would have an early warning system to avert problems before they become too big.
Yet the Defense Department has not used its temporary authority to conduct public/private competitions for information technology services on a best-value basis.
One important step to improving GSA's multiple award schedule contracts would be to reconsider use of the price reduction clause, said contracting experts who spoke before an advisory panel May 5.
In more than 40 percent of purchases made using government purchase cards, agencies could not prove users followed the safeguards established to prevent abuse, a GAO report has found.
The Marine Corps is looking for a few good vendors who can provide information about the governance development and operation of service-oriented architectures.
Northrop Grumman will continue to support the Alabama Department of Human Resources under a new contract for data-center hosting services for the Alabama Location, Enforcement and Collection System.
