Draft Guidance for Agencies to plan and manage investment baselines – scope, schedule, cost and performance.

OMB Watch

Scheduled for January release - new guidance from OMB will build on the findings and recommendations from the GAO report on government-wide application of Earned Value Management. The draft guidance contains specific requirements in four areas related to investment baselines: 1) Planning the Baseline, 2) Notifying OMB of the Baseline, 3) Managing and Monitoring the Baseline, and 4) Earned Value Management. And something to note – the “Baseline” for an investment is defined as the usual scope, schedule and cost we’ve come to know from project management circles; but also includes specific reference to performance as part of that baseline.

Politicians say Maryland is ripe for cybersecurity industry

On Monday, Democratic members of Maryland's congressional delegation and Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) launched perhaps the most coordinated effort since their party took control of the White House to harness a stream of federal funding and a growing job sector, billing Maryland as the logical destination for thousands of new cybersecurity posts.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/11/AR2010011103663.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Revisiting the Federal IT Infrastructure Agencies mull cloud computing: What will it mean for improving systems infrastructure and reducing cost?

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