Acquisition
Costs jumped on VA's Wi-Fi contract, IG says
The Veterans Affairs Department rushed through procuring Wi-Fi at 236 VA facilities, according to a new report from the Office of Inspector General.
Modernization
IT programs face big cuts in new spending bill
The budget agreement between Congress and the White House would cut nearly $40 billion overall in federal spending. IT programs are a large part of that.
Digital Government
HHS names new health IT national coordinator
Dr. Farzad Mostashari takes the helm of the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the office that facilitates distribution of $20 billion in economic stimulus law funds for digital medical systems.
Digital Government
Try this one on for size
Just so feds don't think Congress is ignoring them now that shutdown fever is fading away, here's another idea bouncing around in the House ...
Digital Government
Tablet analysis: iPad to dominate for years. Or will it?
Gartner predicts that Apple's iPad will dominate the tablet market through 2015, but beware of other factors.
People
Senators to introduce IT oversight bill
A group of senators plans to introduce a bill soon that will hold federal agencies and the Office of Management and Budget accountable to either fix or terminate IT projects that are failing.
Cybersecurity
Defense should be in charge of cybersecurity, says former official
National Defense Magazine
Modernization
Budget deal threatens government cloud security clearances
Lawmakers agree to gut an e-government account that feeds FedRAMP, a program to assess the security of federal Web-based systems.
Digital Government
Transparency websites hit by budget ax
The deal struck to avoid a shutdown would endanger sites as Data.gov, which have enjoyed bipartisan support.
People
Agencies collaborate on learning research project
The Education and Defense departments are looking at how researchers and educators use federal resources to study and teach.
Digital Government