Digital Government

DOE portal speeds up loan process for clean-energy technologies

The Department of Energy has launched an online portal designed to reduce the time it takes for companies developing innovative technology for clean energy projects to apply for loan guarantees.

Digital Government

GPS devices could put American soldiers at risk

Hacked smart phones used by military personnel could reveal location information, which could endanger troops and missions.

Digital Government

Correction: Gates' planned cuts will make only small dent, analysts say

This article was corrected Aug. 18, 2010, to fix the spelling of the names of Daniel Goure and Robert Gates.

Digital Government

HR, heal thyself

The Partnership for Public Service, which advocates for policies that help bring good people into government service, today released a report called “Closing the Gap: Seven Obstacles to a First-Class Federal Workforce.”

Digital Government

NIH kicks off $40 billion follow-on contract for IT services

The Chief Information Officer-Solutions and Partners 3 pact will provide information technology called for in the recently signed health care reform law.

Digital Government

Commerce, Agriculture announce broadband grants totaling $1.8 billion

The Commerce and Agriculture departments announced scores of stimulus grants to extend broadband infrastructure to underserved Americans as part of an effort to bridge the digital divide between urban and rural areas.

Digital Government

CIA opens center to prevent spread of dangerous weapons, technology

The CIA today announced the creation of a counterproliferation center that will lead the agency's efforts to detect and prevent the spread of dangerous weapons and technology.

Digital Government

Open VistA for AHLTA?

Last week the Military Health System <a href= http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/the_end_of_ahlta.php>detailed plans</a> to replace its AHLTA electronic health record system -- loathed by its clinicians -- with a new system based on commercial products.

Digital Government

Health IT: Big Costs, Big Savings

The consulting firm McKinsey & Co. has identified three characteristics of successful health IT rollouts that will allow providers that attain meaningful use of electronic health records to realize $40 billion in annual savings.

Digital Government

How to succeed with IPv6

The Navy's Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is one of the few organizations in the U.S. government that operates its networks on Internet protocol version 6. The center's chief IT engineer shares lessons learned from years of operational experience.

Digital Government

6 reasons to worry about cybersecurity

The adoption of new technologies and platforms, such as cloud computing and social networking, opens new avenues for increasingly sophisticated attacks. Meanwhile, old methods of attacks are getting smarter.

Digital Government

State looks to consolidate citizen services

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs is looking to replace the existing suite of passport and U.S. citizen services systems and develop a new set of information management tools.

Digital Government

OPM: Feds Underpaid 22 Percent

The debate over whether federal employees are paid significantly higher than their private sector counterparts has made headlines recently. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry issued a statement late Monday contending that such stories are "unfair and untrue," noting that they make comparisons based on gross averages, including retail and restaurant service workers and other entry-level positions that reduce private sector pay in comparison to the federal average.