Digital Government

Obama to appear in live video feed from Facebook headquarters

President Barack Obama goes to the headquarters of Facebook in Palo Alto, Calif., today to appear in a live video session about the budget deficit.

Ideas

Terrorist Threat Alerts Go Social

Cybersecurity

Report: FEMA IT systems not effective for disaster response

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's legacy IT systems have gaps, a new report states.

Digital Government

Contractors required to disclose political contributions: draft order

The White House is considering how to require contractors to declare their political contributions when submitting a contract bid, according to a draft executive order.

Digital Government

Riddle becomes GPO CIO

Charles Riddle is the new CIO at the Government Printing Office, according to a report on Federal News Radio.

Acquisition

Good advice on past-performance from Wartime Contracting Commission

A recent report from the Wartime Contracting Commission reminds Steve Kelman of his regret over a decision he made in the 1990s.

Acquisition

Federal IT spending predicted to rise despite budget crunch

Market research firm Input estimates annual federal IT budget will rise 5 percent annually despite proposed freeze in discretionary spending.

People

Is pay for performance doomed to fail?

Pay for performance may be coming back, even though past efforts have failed. Do you think it stands a chance in the federal government?

Digital Government

New terror alert system aims for wide exposure via Web

Homeland Security replaces color-coded categories with simpler tiers that might include threat locations.