Digital Government

Green Gaps

Making eco-friendly IT a reality at agencies requires changing behavior as well as policy.

Digital Government

GSA relaunches online shopping system

Site now includes photos and streamlines the purchasing process.

Cybersecurity

International cybersecurity treaty might not be achievable, report says

Lawmakers have pledged to make comprehensive cyber legislation a top priority.

Digital Government

HP loses its Military Health System electronic records contract

GSA in December terminated IT improvements planned as 'fundamental restructuring' of health records system.

Digital Government

Those darned prohibited personnel practices

Quick—how many Merit System Principles are there? If you asked: What’s a Merit System Principle? then you probably don’t know that there are nine, and that they are the basic standards that govern the management of the executive branch workforce.

People

Cuts to federal workforce outlined in bill

Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) has introduced legislation that would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent and freeze civilian employee pay for a total of three years.

People

NASA picks deputy CIO for IT security

Valerie Burkes, former Associate CIO for Cyber and Privacy Policy and Oversight at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was named by NASA CIO Linda Cureton as Deputy CIO for IT Security at NASA.

Modernization

IT modernization still vexes many agencies

Modernizing legacy IT applications remains an ongoing problem for the federal government, and senior IT managers say outdated applications could put agency missions at risk, a study says.

Digital Government

HHS Seeks Innovation Trackers

Ideas

White House Open Gov Post Vacant

Acquisition

Defense acquisition: Lost in the fog of war?

Changing combat needs and constrained budgets are complicating DOD's acquisition decisions.

Digital Government

Break down walls for better management

Agencies could learn from hospitals' efforts to improve patient outcomes by improving coordination among medical services.

Digital Government

Demand Up For Cloud, Security Pros

Digital Government

Energy Department launches redesigned site

Energy.gov debuts a new look today with links to social networking sites.

Digital Government

Higginbottom picked as deputy director at OMB

More executive changes: Heather Higginbottom to be named deputy director at OMB, and GSA's Teresa Nasif moves to head senior executive service initiatives.

People

Deputy CTO leaving White House

Beth Noveck has been director of the White House Open Government Initiative and will return to academia.