Digital Government

Obama's Transparency Lost on Defense

I had great hopes that President Obama's memo on <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment/>transparency and openness</a> in government, as well as the new <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/FreedomofInformationAct/>Freedom of Information Act memo</a> would at last help me pry out the hidden details on the billions of dollars on task order contracts let by all three services, the Defense Information Systems Agency and other Defense agencies.

Digital Government

Reader feedback: The debate about open-source software

A recent article on a DOD open-source project elicited several interesting comments from readers.

Digital Government

Feds and YouTube close to reaching a deal to post video

Government officials are negotiating terms of service for popular social media sites.

Digital Government

NIST sets rules for PIV cards

Government Computer News

Digital Government

FCW Insider: FCW on twitter (again)

Check out FCW's new and improved (and working) Twitter feed for links to all sorts of interesting stuff.

Digital Government

Yuppie-izing the Marine Corps

It looks like my Marine Corps has gone yuppie. The Corps plans to issue every Marine a set of running suits better suited for K-Street lobbyists than "The Few, The Proud, The Brave," based on this <a href=http://pentagontv.feedroom.com/?fr_story=bbd12a9bb5eee92e1b3140d3b9b1dc94cca35319&rf=rss</a> Pentagon Channel clip I just watched.