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Federal Times
- - As expected, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., has formally asked Postal Regulatory Commission Chairman Ruth Goldway to justify all official travel since she assumed the position 2-1/2 years ago. In a letter to Goldway sent today, Carper sought a detailed itinerary and justification for each official trip she’s taken–along with similar information for her last two [...]
- - The Project On Government Oversight launched a new web page today to track how long agencies have been left without inspectors general, hoping to spur government officials to appoint leadership to the watchdog roles as soon as possible. “Congress and the public rely on [Offices of Inspectors General] reports to hold agencies and individuals accountable for wrongdoing, identify a need for [...]
- - A minor snowstorm is headed for the Washington area this evening. Some are expecting the snow (and possibly rain) to snarl traffic tonight, so the Office of Personnel Management decided to allow federal employees to take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework, if they want, to get them off the roads early.
- - A new inspector general report questions how much revenue the General Services Administration is setting aside for operations and future investments. GSA Federal Acquisition Service (FAS) officials say the agency hasn’t met its goals for funding reserve accounts that pay for administering, managing and improving the schedule program. But the account thresholds have not been reviewed [...]
- - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this evening passed a bill cutting federal pensions on a party-line vote. HR 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act, would raise the amounts federal employees contribute to their pensions by 1.5 percentage points, eliminate the Federal Employees Retirement System supplement for retirees who aren’t yet eligible [...]
- - The General Services Administration provided more details on Tuesday about a new mandatory security assessment program for federal cloud providers. A 47-page concept of operations document about the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) managed by GSA, details how agencies and cloud vendors can initiate the FedRAMP process, how the program will work and [...]
- - I had the great pleasure Monday of hosting a public conversation with esteemed federal government expert Dr. Paul Light, NYU professor, former Brookings Institution fellow, author of numerous books, and Washington Post blogger. Our conversation was sponsored by the Coalition for Effective Change and took place at the offices of one of my favorite organizations, the Partnership For Public Service. The [...]
- - The General Services Administration is considering a procurement for tablet computers that meet federal security standards and can easily integrate with various email platforms like Google and Microsoft Outlook. GSA issued a request for information to vendors this week for tablet computers that are manufactured by U.S.-based small businesses and meet federal encryption standards set by the National [...]
- - Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and National Treasury Employees Union President Colleen Kelley teamed up on a teleconference this afternoon to denounce a bill that would steeply cut federal employees pensions. Connolly and Kelley urged lawmakers to vote down HR 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act, when it comes up for a House Oversight [...]
- - More than a year ago, agencies were ordered to begin shuttering hundreds of data centers and move government applications to the cloud under the administration’s information technology reform plan. As of last fall, agencies had moved 40 services to the cloud and terminated 50 legacy systems. Transportation Department Chief Information Officer Nitin Pradhan announced a program [...]
- - The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is scheduled to vote tomorrow on a bill that would cut future federal employees’ pensions, and increase the amount current and future feds put toward their retirement. HR 3813, the Securing Annuities for Federal Employees Act, would raise contributions for current Federal Employees Retirement System and Civil Service [...]
- - The U.S. Postal Service doesn’t just deliver the mail; it also buys a ton of goods and services, as a new compilation of the mail carrier’s top 150 contractors reminds us. Leading the list for the ninth straight year is Federal Express Corp., which received almost $1.5 billion from the Postal Service in fiscal 2011 [...]
- - A House caucus focused on increasing the government’s use of contractors will launch next week, the Business Coalition for Fair Competition (BCFC) announced today. Members of the ”Yellow Pages” Caucus believe that if the government is performing a service that is being done by private businesses in the Yellow Pages, then the service should be subject to [...]
- - Keep an eye on the Super Bowl ads this Sunday, feds, because you might see one of your own. The Washington Post reports that David Johnson, a switchboard operator at the Defense Department, will be rapping about the joys of Pizza Hut pies in the company’s 30-second spot. Johnson won Pizza Hut’s Top This! contest [...]
- - Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry yesterday weighed in on the Congressional Budget Office study that found federal employees are compensated 16 percent higher than private sector employees. Long story short, Berry has his doubts and wants to see more from CBO on how they derived their figures. Berry’s primary concern is that they [...]
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GovCon Executive
- - Microsoft Corp. employees raised a company record $100.5 million for U.S.-based nonprofit organizations in 2011, the company announced Wednesday. Overall, Microsoft employees have raised $946 million for community organizations and nonprofits since the company launched its giving program in 1983. Microsoft is currently in the 30th year of its corporate giving program and matches employee [...]
- - Northrop Grumman‘s headquarters in Falls Church, Va. was awarded gold-level certification as a green building by the U.S. Business Council, Northrop announced Wednesday. The USBC established the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design system as a framework for implementing solutions for designing, building and operating green buildings. Northrop said it installed high-efficiency cooling and heating systems [...]
- - An Concurrent Technologies Corp.-operated defense energy and environment center has won an environmental stewardship award, according to a CTC announcement. The center received an inauguration achievement award from the Center for Environmental Innovation and Leadership at the GOVgreen Conference. CTC operates the center on behalf of the Defense Logistics Agency and in collaboration with the [...]
- - Northrop Grumman Corp. will sponsor the Smithsonian Institution’s heritage and history education initiative for 2012, Northrop announced Monday. This is the seventh consecutive year Northrop is sponsoring the initiative and the company will sponsor the initiative through 2014. According to the Smithsonian, the program recognizes accomplishments of African Americans, women, Native Americans and Asian Americans [...]
- - CIBER has appointed Mike Dillon and Garth Carter to leadership positions in the company’s partnership with Oracle, CIBER announced Thursday. CIBER appointed Dillon to lead CIBER’s North American Oracle practice and appointed Carter to lead CIBER’s Oracle sales. Dillon joined CIBER in 1996 and founded CIBER’s higher education practice. CIBER said it became Oracle’s top [...]
- - Two executives from Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc. will participate in a panel discussing how to know if a cloud provider is safe Tuesday in Del Ray Beach Fla. Kratos said Dr. Chris Peckham, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Kratos-HBE, will moderate the panel at the TechSec New Technology Conference. Yong-Gon Chon, vice [...]
- - Christopher Newport University will host a homeland security symposium July 19 and July 20 on its Newport News, Va. campus. CNU says the symposium will focus on partnerships and coordination between the public and private sectors. Kroll Chairman Bill Bratton is listed as a confirmed keynote speaker for July 19. Bratton served as chief of [...]
- - US Investigations Services celebrated employee John Weston’s 95th birthday Thursday with a ceremony at the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security. USIS said Weston administers contracts for federal employees and is one two USIS employees who works on-site at the bureau’s contracts division. Weston is a veteran of the then-Army Air Corps and Air Force. [...]
- - Dell has appointed John Swainson president of the company’s software group as of March 5, the company announced Thursday. Swainson will report to Dell Chairman and CEO Michael Dell. Swainson most recently served as a senior adviser to private equity firm Silver Lake. He also was director and CEO of software firm CA Inc., now [...]
- - Computer Sciences Corp. Technology and Consumer Group President Mary Jo Morris is listed among the top 45 leaders in the Adecco Group‘s annual women’s leadership list. CSC said the “Business Women’s Leadership Tribute” publication highlights female executives and government officials who demonstrate leadership attributes, contribute to economic growth and break down gender leadership barriers. Morris has [...]
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