In an effort to curb improper payments – listed at a staggering $110 billion in 2009 – Office of Management and Budget director Peter Orszag announced a pair of plans, with the hope the tactics can bring a drastic reduction to the shameful pricetag. “Improper payments” are defined by Orszag as “payments that government agencies [...]
OMB chief Peter Orszag took the stage at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. to address the next steps in modernizing the country’s business model. During his speech, he highlighted President Obama’s efforts to reform government, highlighting the use of no-bid contracts and reducing improper payments, altering the way federal employees are hired [...]
Writing on the Chief Information Officers Council Blog, Federal CIO Vivek Kundra explained the new FISMA guidance released by the federal government. CIO Kundra writes that the new guidance shifts federal focus “away from old-styled, paper-based reports to real-time electronic data that feed directly and immediately into security monitoring and alert systems. This change means [...]
President Barack Obama has signed an executive order creating the Management Advisory Board, which will be compromised of private sector chief executive officers who will provide advice on best practices relating to technology, customer service and productivity. President Obama hopes to harness the expertise of the private sector because “the private sector has leapfrogged ahead [...]
Open Government has been a major priority of the Obama administration since the campaign trail, and last week was the publication deadline of each agency’s open government plan. Below, we’ve listed (in no particular order) our ten favorite open government initiatives and why they’re important to government contracting. 1. Department of Commerce’s Virtual CommerceConnect CommerceConnect [...]
In a conference call with reporters, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said the White House’s new social media policy will mean that “agencies have a lot more running room to embrace these principles without having to wait sometimes months for review.” The conference call discussed the impact of Obama’s recent memorandum, entitled “Social Media, Web-Based Interactive [...]
Learn how to track a hacker. Jeff Zients mandated upgrades for USASpending.gov. Robert Gates called for funding for special operations. FCC’s General Counsel commented on the Comcast Corp. v. FCC ruling. GAO applauded DHS for its National Infrastructure Plan. Raytheon and General Dynamics landed new navy contracts. Lockheed’s mission systems-equipped F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter [...]
