Digital Government
CIO looks back on nine years at Justice
Vance Hitch, the longest serving CIO, is retiring weeks shy of the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that prompted him to join the law enforcement agency.
Digital Government
VA to expand health data exchange in September
Program allowing Defense, VA and private sector providers to share information will be tested in 11 regions, up from five.
Digital Government
Get those resumes in order
Consider yourself on notice, all you folks at the Education, Labor and Commerce departments: We’re just going to have to shut you down.
People
White House Twitter Town Hall offers lessons
It's been almost a week since the White House's first Twitter Town Hall and the online discussion of what went right and what went wrong continues.
Modernization
SSA lags in moving statements online: official
Most workers won't get personal statements from the Social Security Administration this year, and there is no schedule for moving the statements online, a GAO official said.
Acquisition
DOD officials crack down on incomplete award info
Defense Department officials plan to check the contract information defense agencies post to a public DOD website to ensure its completeness.
Cybersecurity
The best of the federal blogosphere
'Ancient Chinese secret’ goes mainstream; TSA employees in trouble; Farm-fresh blogging; Visiting the floods.
Digital Government
EPA, Interior face budget cuts as proposals move out of committee
The Environmental Protection Agency stands to lose significant funding for fiscal 2012 under a budget bill released by the House Appropriations Committee July 6.
People
OPM aims for clear writing
The Office of Personnel Management has released its first plan to use writing that is clear and to the point and takes less time for readers to comprehend.
Modernization
Interior hopes to save $500 million through IT transformation
The Interior Department expects to save up to $500 million by 2020 by leveraging modern technology.
Digital Government