Digital Government
National security switcheroo: Panetta to DOD, Petraeus to CIA?
The top U.S. commander will likely succeed current CIA Director Leon Panetta once Panetta replaces Robert Gates as defense secretary, and more shake-ups are imminent, news outlets report.
Modernization
Treasury, EPA, FDA sites among low scorers in customer satisfaction
ForeSee Results has released its latest survey ranking federal websites on customer satisfaction.
Digital Government
Social media policies: strict, loose or in-between?
Some agencies block all social media, others block none. Some curtail streaming sites, others just ask employees to be responsible. Is there any chance of these policies coming into harmony?
Digital Government
Top dogs, same dogs
According to an often-repeated bit of common wisdom, change comes from the top. But how often does that happen?
Digital Government
And they're off!
After having endured a month or more of grim budget news, we were looking for a way to turn some lemons into lemonade. And we came up with this…
Digital Government
Doctors Go Digital
Stimulus payments are putting e-records within reach for many health care providers.
Cybersecurity
Agencies to close 137 data centers and move 100 email systems to the cloud
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra downplayed security concerns about storing government data on privately owned servers.
Digital Government
Obama orders streamlining of federal websites
Managers of some 20,000 sites told to draw from private sector practices to improve customer service.
Digital Government
The Royal Wedding: Good reasons to ignore it
Streaming video will encircle, nay, strangle the globe, and the Prattle Royale will continue all day. It might not be as pretty as you think.
Acquisition