Digital Government

Leaked FAA report adds fuel to debate over LightSquared broadband network

Document says the project could knock out GPS for aviation use across the continental U.S., but company argues that assessment is based on outdated information.

Digital Government

Watchdog laments dearth of information on data center consolidation

Federal CIO says agencies will have better figures to help identify specific savings by this fall.

People

Agency reports just a mouse click away under Senate bill

A Senate bill would require the Government Printing Office to start and maintain a website that would publish electronic copies of all agency reports required by Congress.

Digital Government

White House schedules public Twitter chats with senior staffers

The White House is using Twitter again to hold dialogues with the public.

Digital Government

Obama takes on the mob

New strategy against transnational organized crime targets cyber criminals, intellectual property theft.

Cybersecurity

How DHS will track down 757,000 aliens

The Homeland Security Department is collaborating with the intelligence community to prioritize investigations of more than 700,000 foreign visitors who have overstayed their visas, based on the national security threat they pose.

People

NARA issues guidance on storing mixed media records

The National Archives and Records Administration has advised federal records managers about managing files with a mix of digital, paper and other records.

Acquisition

Senators, SBA dispute accuracy of small-business credit

Senators question whether small-business contracting goals are an "empty achievement."

Modernization

GSA moves all 17,000 employee email accounts to the cloud

The agency is the first to move all employees to Web-based email under the administration's push for greater IT efficiency.