News
From Nextgov.com: Multiple Award Schedules program suffers from dearth of data
Electronic purchasing tools provide limited information and hinder GSA's ability to meet customer needs, report says.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Complex Networx contract causes more work, delays for acquisition staffs
Lawmakers, feds and industry executives discuss ways to ease the transition and shorten the delays to telecom contract .
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Lawmaker questions data error in a Census Bureau report on states’ finances
Mistake underscores government’s need to shift to a widely used programming language to improve accuracy , analyst says.
News
From Nextgov.com: Federal contract spending to drop next year, but IT business should rise
Agencies will spend more on e-health records, performance management tools and consolidation, report finds.
Oversight
Health and pension burdens freeze USPS in its tracks
Legislative changes are critical to agency’s financial recovery, officials say.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA chief outlines IT spending to House appropriators
Integrating databases, improving public websites and developing an online application agencies can use to track greenhouse gas emissions are part of a double-digit increase in the agency’s fiscal 2011 budget request.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: FAA urges airlines to be clear on personal tech use in cockpit
Crew members are required to refrain from ‘performing nonessential duties’ during takeoffs and landings, but new notice asks carriers to set policies for the use of cell phones, laptops and other devices during flights.
Oversight
SEC porn surfing draws Republican ire
Senior staff should have been focused on the financial sector’s problems, lawmakers say.
Oversight
USPS move to five-day delivery isn’t a done deal
Postal Service officials and lawmakers continue to debate how best to contain the agency’s huge labor costs.
Oversight
GSA announces new chief of staff
Michael Robertson will focus on sustainability, open government, economic recovery and contracting.
Oversight
Revamped Thrift Savings website could be delayed until June
Load tests must be completed and multimedia features will be added as the project evolves, officials say.
Oversight
GAO calls for more outsourcing, part-time employees at Postal Service
Watchdog and lawmakers disagree over whether workforce restructuring will improve USPS’ bottom line.
News
From Nextgov.com: Study finds much of cloud’s savings would come from IT job losses
Cost reductions would depend on the number of positions executives would be willing to cut or transfer .
News
From Nextgov.com: Senators concerned over savings lost due to Networx delays
Agencies should share transition plans by April 9, oversight committee says.
Pay & Benefits
Five-day mail delivery plan would cut tens of thousands of jobs
Postal Service needs Congress’ approval to move forward with the strategy.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: IT problems still hound Census as it readies count
GAO warns needed fixes to major systems might not be finished before it starts counting citizens who didn’t return forms, but bureau officials say they will be ready in time.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA chief says agency will ‘up its game’ with technology
Administrator Martha Johnson says improving the flow of information and data, and more reliance on social media will provide better service to agencies and will be what drives growth.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Audit blames OMB's lack of guidance for shoddy contracting data
But agencies also are responsible for accurate reporting of contract award spending, analysts say.
Oversight
Postal Service outlines plan to stay afloat
Increased flexibility and eliminating Saturday delivery are critical to long-term financial viability, officials say.
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