Digital Government
Group says biometric screening could reduce airport hassle
Passengers who volunteer personal biometric data -- possibly including iris scans or fingerprints -- and answer questions would glide through airport security.
Modernization
Agencies on track to implement White House IT strategy, CIOs say
Meeting the goals of 25-point plan for moving applications to the cloud will require leadership push, according to federal panelists.
Digital Government
OMB approved Homeland Security's flawed financial management contract award
Department changed requirements mid-competition without notifying vendors.
Digital Government
Be honest—how much are you motivated by pay?
Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry made an interesting statement today during a speech at the Interagency Resources Management Conference.
Digital Government
House passes latest short-term funding measure
The House of Representatives passed the latest short-term funding measure to head off a government shutdown.
People
Proving value of open government falls to agencies
A panel at IRMCO describes the hazards of opening government data to the public.
Modernization
SSA misses target for retirement applications online
The Social Security Administration released its performance report for fiscal 2010 listing the targets it met and missed.
People
Chris Kemp to quit NASA's CTO job
Chris Kemp says he's leaving NASA to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams; expresses mixed feelings about the departure.
Digital Government
The danger of public presentations
A cool use of interactive cloud computing comes close to going awry at the IRMCO conference.
Cybersecurity
DHS needs to try tech before it buys, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department has made costly mistakes when it bought new technologies before testing was completed, a GAO official testified today.
Acquisition