People
Web 2.0 tools could save rulemaking transparency
Web 2.0 technologies should be applied to e-rulemaking to get better results, according to a new white paper from Cornell Law School.
Digital Government
Brown-Dixon goes from GSA to SBA
A small-business guru and director of small business takes talents to SBA
People
IT oversight bill fails, despite White House interest
As the Obama administration moves to reform the government’s management of IT spending, one piece of bipartisan legislation with similar aims failed to pass in the 111th Congress.
Digital Government
Hacktivism on the rise
Recent events have caused government website security professionals around the globe to brace for an increase in cyberattacks as hacktivists aim to cause widespread online disruption and get their message out.
Digital Government
Audit: NASA not doing enough to combat fraud in business program
Result that about 25 percent of the awards included improper payments totaling $2.7 million.
Digital Government
Tracing Transparency
President Obama's open government initiative unleashed a torrent of agency data, but citizens still don't believe they're getting the whole story.
Digital Government
Officials tout health provider embrace of health IT
Under the 2009 economic stimulus package, eligible hospitals may now receive millions of dollars to help implement new IT programs while individual practitioners may receive thousands of dollars in support.
Digital Government
House websites could move to open-source platform
Switch to Drupal aims to decrease cost, increase efficiency
Modernization
Security isn't the only barrier to cloud computing
Feds cite software licensing, portability and interoperability as major challenges.
Digital Government
Customs, border bureau forges ahead on insourcing
Technology office plans to cut 1,200 contract employees and hire 1,000 feds.
Digital Government
State official: WikiLeaks poses a threat to human rights
Individuals working to advance freedom under authoritarian regimes were put at risk.
People
Workforce cuts might be inevitable
A House bill that would shrink the federal workforce by 10 percent and freeze civilian employee salaries for a third year is causing concern among experts, but many predict that some sort of reduction is likely.
People
How HUD's new CIO is remaking the agency
Housing and Urban Development Department CIO Jerry Williams' task has been to get the agency's IT department working at an optimal level after years of bogged-down projects and inefficiency. His team might be turning the corner.
Digital Government
Coalition urges White House not to cut workforce in 2012 budget
A coalition of labor unions and employee management groups sent a letter to President Barack Obama today urging him not to include workforce cuts recommended by the debt commission in the fiscal 2012 budget proposal.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Beyond the server room in 2011, New Year's resolutions for vendors and a new approach to managing records.
People