Since the White House first issued a memo in November 2011 asking agencies to improve their archiving practices, the National Archives and Records Administration has been taking in agency records management status reports. Agencies were required to submit reports on their records processes to NARA and provide a roadmap for how they will implement changes to [...]

Sequestration will start next January and reduce discretionary spending by 12.1 percent in fiscal year 2013 if Congress does not reverse the Budget Control Act, FierceGovernment IT reports. Across-the-board cuts will affect mandatory programs such as Medicare but discretionary spending will see the largest year-over-year percentage drop, according to a Congressional Research Service report. The [...]

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a new chief information officer, according to a recent job board announcement from the agency. ICE wrote it is looking for someone to succeed Luke McCormack, who recently left to take the CIO position at the Justice Department after serving DHS since 2005. Applications are due March 2 [...]

The Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to upgrade its air traffic control system to feature satellite-based communication capabilities is over schedule, according to a Transportation Department Inspector General audit. FAA’s NextGen program, which will include GPS tracking in air traffic control, is dependent on other programs and has caused ripple effects of lateness as a result, [...]

The U.S. Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would give the U.S. Postal Service $11 billion to offer buyouts and early retirements, the Washington Post reports. The bill passed 62-to-37 and would also allow the Postal Service to end its Saturday delivery services in two years. The Senate said this measure should only be taken [...]

U.S. Army executive Donald Adcock is joining the Energy Department as associate chief information officer for information technology services, Federal News Radio reports. Adcock joins DOE from the Army Information Technology Agency, the Defense Department’s IT service provider, where he served as executive director. His new post requires him to provide oversight for enterprise operations, customer care, infrastructure [...]

A recent poll suggests more than half of federal agencies are planning to provide citizens websites that are optimal for mobile device users, Federal News Radio reports. Foresee Results surveyed 101 federal agencies and found that one-third are already in the process of implementing a mobile-friendly website. According to Larry Freed, president and CEO of Foresee, [...]

State Department executive Danny Toler is set to join the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber division, according to an announcement obtained by Federal News Radio. Toler, State’s director of information resource management’s office of enterprise network management, will join the DHS’ office of cybersecurity and communications as director of federal network resilience. Bobbie Stempfley, the [...]

The National Reconnaissance Office is set to be led by a woman for the first time in the organization’s history, AOL Defense reports. NRO Principal Deputy Director Betty Sapp is set to assume the agency’s top post, currently held by Bruce Carlson, according to an email sent out by Sapp late Friday obtained by AOL. [...]

The Defense Department issued a new telework policy for its civilian workforce on Friday, according to a Pentagon announcement. The new policy is a result of the Telework Enhancement Act of 2010, requiring agencies to determine which federal workers are eligible for telework in order to promote flexibility within the organization. The Pentagon said its [...]