Digital Government

Feds launch Data.gov today

The Obama administration today got the Data.gov Web site up and running. It offers federal databases to the public.

Digital Government

White House launches open government initiative

Administration kicks off Data.gov and proposes new design for Regulations.gov in bid to make government more transparent.

Digital Government

NARA's preservation practices for e-records called 'fatally flawed'

Advocacy group tells panel that agencies need a transparency chief and universal standards for electronic records management systems.

Digital Government

Information services firms see potential business in derivatives market reporting

Companies say Treasury should require data in standard format to increase transparency and public access.

Digital Government

Grimes Has Left the Building . . .

. . . and the Obama administration hasn't yet named a replacement for him as assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration - in other words, the chief information officer.

Digital Government

. . . But Baker IS in the Building . . .

. . . after being sworn in today as the new assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department headquarters on Vermont Avenue. He will need to tackle a range of problems, including the outsourcing of numerous VA IT development projects to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.