Digital Government
GAO: Grant application portal littered with technical problems
Cumbersome registration requirements, no accountability for the site's performance and different policies for processing applications result in inconsistent awards.
Digital Government
Treasury further behind in ID card distribution than reported
A faulty definition of "issued" is at the heart of the discrepancy, inspector general finds.
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GSA will retain oversight of contract to build Recovery.gov
The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board opted to allow the agency to manage the contract to shorten the project's time frame and rely on its contracting skills.
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Guidance being updated for integrating data security into budgeting process
Government Computer News
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NIST test puts software analysis tools put through their paces
Government Computer News
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Top 10 Tech Skills That Stand Out
A recent <a href="http://marketing.dice.com/dice-report/index.htm">survey</a> by Dice.com found that hiring managers are having a difficult time finding job applicants with skills and experience related to the security, efficiency and cost effectiveness of technology, specifically to fill talent voids in areas like networks and databases, and strategies like virtualization and collaboration.
Digital Government
Summer of Gov
On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the first Summer of Gov event in San Francisco. The event was well-attended by state, local and federal workers and industry representatives, including Craig Newmark, founder of Craiglist.org.
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Across Policy Lines
Norman Ornstein <a href="http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_7/ornstein/36786-1.html">writes</a> in Wednesday's <em>Roll Call</em> that rather than merge federal agencies or reorganize the congressional committee system, the federal government should invest in social networking to better govern across policy and issue lines.
Digital Government
The 2009 Rising Star award winners announced
This year's 28 winners reflect the breadth and depth of young talent in the federal information technology community.
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What is Defense-VA Interoperability?
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will achieve full interoperability of electronic health records by Sept. 30, Rear Admiral Gregory Timberlake, acting director of the Defense and VA interagency program office, told a House VA Committee <a href=http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?NewsID=427>hearing</a> on Tuesday.
Digital Government
Open Government Initiative provides plenty of lessons
FCW interviewed Lena Trudeau, vice president of the National Academy of Public Administration, about lessons learned from President Obama's first experiment with online citizen engagement.
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Trust, but verify, Web 2.0 sources
Government agencies face a challenge in evaluating the veracity of information posted from the public on Twitter and Facebook quickly enough to use it.
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State medical records laws complicate White House plans
Healthcare providers spend billions of dollars to maintain and store paper records.
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