Digital Government
HHS wants your input on plan for improving health care
The Health and Human Services Department is seeking public comments on a draft copy of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, which focuses on health IT adoption, information sharing and improved health outcomes.
Modernization
DOD has $1.7B worth of errors in data on Recovery.gov, IG says
The Defense Department's data submissions to Recovery.gov about its stimulus law spending contain significant errors, according to a new IG report.
People
Failed $3B helicopter program shows dangers of poor planning
A program needs good planning from its earliest stages — and a good reason why it’s needed in the first place.
Digital Government
Winkler steps down as Army PEO-EIS
The Army's program executive officer for enterprise information systems, Gary Winkler, has announced he will step down, effective in April.
Digital Government
Retirement headline says it all
Savings are not the only consequence as more public employees retire.
People
OPM helps NASA's aerospace workers find jobs
OPM wants agency recruitment efforts to extend to the 6,000 NASA workers who need to find a new job with the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.
People
Off-track IT investments face do-or-die reviews
As part of the Obama administration's 25-point IT reform plan, agencies are critically evaluating underperforming projects to determine whether corrective action can save them.
People
Rising to the challenge of mapping health data
Brand Niemann offers inspiration and tips for analyzing and integrating the reams of health data available online.
Digital Government
D.C.'s 'worst' cell phone ranking smells like hot air
A J.D. Power survey ranked the Washington-Baltimore region last among 27 metro areas in cell phone service. But what did the survey really measure?
Modernization
Missile range supports testing using 1,200-mile fiber network
A New Mexico desert is laced with 300 fiber points for plug-and-play connections
Modernization
NSA testing smartphones, tablets on safe mobile architecture
The agency is securing the cloud and stealing a page from Amazon, OnStar for data delivery systems
Modernization