People
Obama rejects calls to extend federal salary freeze
The White House included the already-enacted two-year pay freeze for federal civilian employees in its fiscal 2012 budget request but rebuffed calls to extend it to three years.
Digital Government
Buzz Factor
These were the most-read stories on FCW.com during the past two weeks.
Digital Government
White House's bad e-mail luck
The White House e-mail system was a hot topic recently after the system experienced an outage and then was named as a possible source of cyberattacks in the United Kingdom.
Digital Government
PEO deputy ready for budget challenges
Terry Watson, the Army's new deputy program executive officer for enterprise information systems, talked with FCW's Amber Corrin about the experience so far and the challenges she sees ahead.
Modernization
SSA data center nearing 'catastrophic failure'
Tangled telecommunications and electrical cables underneath the data center floor, an out-dated HVAC system, clogged pipes and an antiquated uninterruptible power system -- the SSA's National Computer Center is teetering on thin ice.
Digital Government
Transportation budget could get a big boost in 2012
The administration's 2012 budget proposal would boost DOT's funding by 66 percent over 2010, with a lot of money targeted for infrastructure improvements. The FAA's staellite-based NextGen air traffic control system also would see an increase.
People
EPA wants ideas on e-rulemaking experiment
The Environmental Protection Agency has nearly completed an e-rulemaking experiment it's conducting at the Regulations.gov Exchange website.
Cybersecurity
FEMA loses 7 years' worth of major official reports
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lost its entire database of post-disaster reports for 2003 to 2010 due to a computer server failure, according to a new audit.
Digital Government
Joint Forces commander details plans for closure
Contractor jobs, as well as military and civilian government roles, will be cut as a new, leaner organization focuses on training and education, Army Gen. Ray Odierno, commander of Joint Forces Command, says.
Digital Government
Nokia jumps from burning platform straight into the arms of Microsoft
Nokia and Microsoft announced that the companies will form a partnership where Windows Phone 7 will power all of Nokia's high-end smart phones and work together on a mobile road map.
Digital Government
Will the BlackBerry PlayBook run Android apps?
There have been rumors floating around that Research In Motion is trying to find a way to run Android applications on its upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook tablet PC.
Digital Government