Digital Government

OPM Advertises Vacant CIO Position

The salary for the Senior Executive Service job ranges from $120,000 to $180,000.

People

Economic effects of open data policy still 'anecdotal'

At FOSE, VanRoekel touts examples and potential of open government efforts to date, while warning against letting commercial demands for federal data overwhelm the government's resources.

Digital Government

The skinny on SEWP

The NASA-run GWAC for tech products is being revamped -- and the agency wants others in government to know what's available.

Digital Government

Lawsuit Says IRS Illegally Seized 60 Million Health Records

Agents scooped up e-records in a tax case, violating health privacy laws, California suit alleges.

Digital Government

APIs help agencies say 'yes'

Census Bureau's approach to data garners singular praise at FOSE trade show.

Digital Government

VA seeks input on new standards for veteran-owned small businesses

Public notice cites challenge of balancing fraud prevention with business-friendly process.

People

Is the old-school agency hierarchy doomed?

Agency org charts probably will look the same for a while, but experts from both the public and private sectors say the new rules of innovation and sharing are rapidly changing things.

Digital Government

House Spending Panel Backs Joint Defense-VA Electronic Health Record

Committee will withhold funds unless both departments sign on to project.

Cybersecurity

There Are 12.5 Unprotected Versions of the Average American’s Personal Information on the Web

Safe Shepherd is a company that searches the web for all the public records available on its clients.

Digital Government

Syria's Internet Is Offline Again

For the second time in as many weeks, the Internet usage in Syria disappeared mysteriously.

Digital Government

How Drug Companies Keep Medicine Out of Reach

The promise of delinking research and development from the actual manufacture of drugs, and why the pharmaceutical industry rejects an idea that could turn neglected diseases into profit.

Modernization

What the AP Subpoena Scandal Means for Your Electronic Privacy

Telecom operators that cooperate with feds are protected from lawsuits.

Acquisition

A graphic look at procurement reform

Comparing Clinger-Cohen and FITARA: The tale of the tape.

Cybersecurity

Spreading the word about cybersecurity

How Chief Information Security Officers put cybersecurity at the top of officials' minds.

Digital Government

Data Center Consolidation Savings ‘Minimal’ So Far

The government has kept insufficient metrics on savings and is unlikely to meet its goal of $3 billion in savings by 2015.

Digital Government

IRS Officials Breached Trust. Did They Also Breach Data?

Agency personnel might have exploited information collected when vetting conservative groups, lawmakers say.

Modernization

GAO: Metrics, leadership leave savings unclear in data center consolidation

Congressional committee leaders seeking insight into the ongoing effort to reduce the number of federal data centers were unhappy over OMB and GSA officials' absence at field hearing.

Emerging Tech

Dot-govs Dip Below 1,000

That’s down from about 1,500 when the White House launched a consolidation initiative in 2011.

People

What's next for digital government?

At FOSE, Rick Holgate and Gwynne Kostin outline the coming agenda for open data and other initiatives.