Digital Government

Next GPO head must guide agency to the digital future

William Boarman, nominated to be the next public printer, would face the challenge of maintaining traditional printing skills with an aging workforce while adapting the 150-year-old Government Printing Office to an increasingly digital world.

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GAO: Multiple Award Schedules program suffers from dearth of data

Electronic purchasing tools provide limited information and hinder GSA's ability to meet customer needs, report says.

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Digital technology will speed search-and-rescue efforts

New system will pinpoint distressed parties' location within minutes, rather than hours.

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Internet isn't the agent of regime change some hoped for

Experts say the Web has limited power in fomenting political shifts, and dictators have learned how to use the Internet for their own ends.

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House panel tells Army to renegotiate integration contract with Boeing

The service says it is in the final stages of reworking the pact and the contractual relationship with the company has changed.

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Army Apps 1, Transformative Apps 0

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Army both kicked off projects to develop applications for mobile gadgets and gismos in March. The House Armed Services Committee strongly favors the <a href= http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100303_8240.php>Apps for the Army</a> project over DARPA's <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=5db2b9ccbed8edc27d7e1df20a0e2f39&tab=core&_cview=1>Transformative Apps</a> program.

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When it comes to government data gathering, public trust is hard to come by

The public doesn't trust government to protect Americans' information, and laws reflect that mind-set, blogger Matthew Weigelt writes.

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On Evaluating EHRs

There's an interesting discussion going on over at the <em>Journal of American Medicine</em> about the different types of monitoring and evaluation required to mitigate potential errors in e-health records.

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Attracting Gen Y

Offering a mobile work environment, easy access to the office and high-tech amenities should be top priorities for organizations looking to attract and retain the Generation Y workforce, new research suggests.

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A few tips from GSA on the art of collaboration

Collaboration is much more than a crowd of people talking together about a subject, according to the administrator of the General Services Administration.

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Health IT evangelists find help in the cloud

The Health and Human Services Department recently purchased a cloud computing solution for its regional extention centers that not only helps them do their jobs, but also provides performance information back to HHS.

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It's official: DOD Cyber Command activated

Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the Defense Department's new Cyber Command, formally received his fourth star on May 21.

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GSA solicitation solidifies cloud commitment

Efforts advance to make cloud computing services accessible to federal agencies with new RFQ, the launch of a web site, and new support for FedRAMP program.

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NASA, VA open-source plans spark debate

NASA and the Veterans Affairs Department drew criticism after announcing their latest plans for open-source software.