Digital Government

VA's Spiffy New Web Site, But . . .

I really, really wanted to praise the slick design of the redone <a href=http://www.va.gov/>Web site</a> operated by the Veterans Affairs Department, which it launched on Monday. But, alas, I instead need to put on, once again, my grump hat.

Digital Government

Paid Parental Leave

The federal government could save an estimated $50 million in recruitment and retention costs by putting in place a paid parent leave benefit, according to a new <a href="http://iwpr.org/pdf/FEPPLAA141.pdf">study</a> by the Institute for Women's Policy Research.

Digital Government

New military satellite system expedites X-rays arrival at hospitals

Army overcame small budget, failing satellite to develop a system that speeds medical images to hospitals to treat wounded soldiers and save lives.

Digital Government

Better reporting technology an unexpected byproduct of stimulus

Forced to invent ways to quickly track how they spend recovery funds, states might have stumbled on the future of information sharing among governments and contractors.

Digital Government

Health Data Security CSI

The last place you would expect to find Hollywood-based TV producers is at a policy wonk-fest held at a Holiday Inn in Southwest Washington.

Digital Government

Coming: New Cyber Job Models

The Office of Personnel Management is looking to create a new framework for classifying, selecting, developing and evaluating federal cybersecurity workers.

Digital Government

Fed CIOs, GSA smooth agencies' Networx transition path

Agencies get a few more months to lay out plans to transitioning services to Networx.

Digital Government

FAA IT failure puts shadow on Harris contract

Harris Corp.'s FTI contract was relatively trouble-free until a router failure brought the nation's air traffic to a halt.

Digital Government

FAA computer failure reflects growing burden on systems

The Federal Aviation Administration is racing to upgrade its computer systems while the demand on its existing capabilities continues to increase.