Digital Government
White House wants 'disruptive' shift in IT strategy, Kundra says
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra pushes for a major change in federal IT strategy away from asset ownership and toward buying IT services.
Digital Government
Furloughs … all you ever wanted to know
Government shutdown? At this point, it’s anyone’s guess. As lawmakers prepare to reconvene after the Presidents Day recess, word of another short-term continuing resolution to head off a shutdown already has begun to circulate.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs kicks off cloud e-mail
Government's largest cloud computing program to date will cost $150 million and transfer 600,000 VA employee mailboxes.
Digital Government
IG: Program to automate immigration processing is vulnerable to insider threats
Watchdog says USCIS officials have not indicated how they will correct shortcomings.
Digital Government
Did Army use mind control on lawmakers?
In Nov. 2009, a special arm of the Army that specializes in psychological operations was assessing how U.S. propaganda was being accepted in enemy territory. Three months later, it was ordered to use the same mind games on Americans, according to a new report.
People
GSA telepresence centers coming soon
The General Services Administration expects to have 15 telepresence sites – or virtual meeting rooms in federal buildings – up and running in April or May of this year, according to a senior GSA official.
Digital Government
Kundra describes vision of three huge federal data centers
In the future, federal data center consolidation could go much further and create three huge "digital Fort Knox" centers, Kundra said.
Digital Government
DOD, VA prepare recommendation on joint EHR for late March, official says
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have been working on a joint strategy for using electronic health records.
People
Data overload threatens with rise of smart tech and real-time sensors
The government needs to get smart about handling the coming flood of real-time, sensor-based data, writes consultant Marc Demarest.
Acquisition