Senate confirms Safavian to head OFPP
The Senate on Sunday confirmed David Safavian as administrator for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy.
Congress defuses attacks on e-gov, competitive sourcing
Congress late last week gave two of the administration's top management priorities'competitive sourcing and e-government'a shot in the arm.
Atmospheric research center plugs into grid computing
The National Center for Atmospheric Research is ramping up for grid computing with a test bed for managing multiple supercomputing resources under a single interface.
OPM to absorb Defense background investigation service
The Office of Personnel Management by Feb. 20 will take over 90 percent to 95 percent of the background clearances for all nonpresidential appointees.
DOD advances supercomputing benchmarks
The Defense Department's High Performance Computing Modernization Program is developing a new process to evaluate potential systems.
Driver's license dispute figures in intelligence bill talks
Debate on reshaping the nation's intelligence agencies is revolving not only around funding control but also a bid to deny driver's licenses to illegal aliens.
Reichelt to leave GSA
Karl Reichelt, the General Services Administration's chief of staff and acting chief acquisition officer, resigned late last week and will leave the agency Dec. 31.
Microsoft pact with Air Force could be model for DOD
An enterprisewide software and services agreement the Air Force has signed with Microsoft promises to save more than $100 million.
Stenbit joins board of Groove Networks
The former Defense CIO has been appointed to the board of directors at collaboration software developer Groove Networks Inc.
Permanent security panel nears; DHS faces shakeups
The House Homeland Security Select Committee soon will become a permanent committee with expanded powers and fewer members, its chairman said today.
House working on bill to keep government open
The House Appropriations Committee is drafting a new continuing resolution to keep nine agencies running until lawmakers pass the remaining spending bills.
GCN Enterprise Architecture Conference Photo Gallery
GCN Enterprise Architecture Conference Photo Gallery
IRS modernization program makes strides
The IRS has made progress instituting controls the Government Accountability Office recommended, however there are still some weaknesses.
VIRTUAL space: Backseat driver
Things slow at the office? If you haven't already, take a spin around Mars at NASA's M2K4 Web site
Hydrogen could soon power portable devices
The Energy Department has announced demonstration projects to develop nonpolluting hydrogen fuels that give off only water as a byproduct--even in notebooks.
'Did you hear...'
<b>Fleeing north?</b> The recent election was apparently more polarizing than previously reported.
Speakers raise the bar in Hershey
Feds and industry executives gathered in Hershey, Pa., recently to kick around new ideas on running the government at the Industry Advisory Council's Executive Leadership Conference.
People on the Move
Kurt N. Molholm, an administrator at the Defense Technical Information Center with more than 44 years of federal service under his belt, retired Nov. 1.
DHS, Justice plan to integrate case management systems
While the Homeland Security Department works to coordinate its IT assets, it is taking steps to make its case management systems interoperable with those at other agencies.
DHS' 2005 rallying cry: Unify
The top priority of the Homeland Security Department in the coming year will be to align its IT purchases to gain momentum in consolidating its component agencies and their systems.
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