Digital Government

VA IT Problems: How Many More?

I reported today on the suspension of a botched, eight-year effort to develop a new patient appointment scheduling application at the Veterans Affairs Department, and I have a hunch that is just one of potentially many VA IT projects in real trouble.

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FCW Insider: What makes a Rising Star?

One reader wants to know how the judges identify individuals who have real growth potential.

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VA program to schedule patient appointments on verge of collapse

Failure of the overdue application, a core piece of a new medical system, angers veterans groups and has officials worried about a reaction from the Hill and White House.

Digital Government

DHS awards contract for surveillance systems along U.S.-Canada border

Boeing will deploy networks in Buffalo and Detroit and conduct a yearlong test to determine enhancements the department should add.

Digital Government

Lack of reporting, communication threaten TARP program

Without reports on taxpayer-funded capital and a plan to convey its actions to the public, the relief plan risks future funding, GAO says.

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XBRL goes Dutch

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The Army Got It Right

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. - Reporters are known as cynics and cranks (that's what my friends in the public affairs shops in the Pentagon tell me) so I'm going to run against the trend. The folks from the White Sands Missile Range, the New Mexico National Guard and the Reserve Officer Training Corps who ran the Bataan Memorial Death March at the Missile Range did the Army proud.

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GSA says it's confident in Alliant decision

GSA officials said they are on solid ground with their decision to award 59 places on the Alliant IT contract.

Digital Government

Hundreds flock to camp for social networking in government

The "unconference" held sessions developed on site and presented examples of how government can use the new media.

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GSA's Johnson to retire after 33 years of service

Ed O'Hare, chief information officer for the Federal Acquisition Service, will take over as assistant commissioner for the Integrated Technology Service.

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Prosecutors charge former IRS employee with filing false tax claims

Indianapolis worker allegedly used information from the Integrated Data Retrieval System to prepare six fraudulent income tax returns.