Digital Government
Democratic FCC regulators throw support behind net neutrality rules
Path has been cleared for historic vote on new rules to ensure the Internet remains an open platform.
Digital Government
Social media presence tests agency records management
Academic report recommends transformation from individual agency approach to governmentwide standards.
Modernization
Broadcasting board seeks text-message services
Technology would allow feds to circumvent repressive regimes to deliver critical information.
People
Government's new IT career path is critical, sources say
The Obama administration is proposing the creation of a specialized career path for IT program managers who will lead projects from start to finish.
Digital Government
Agency performance bill falls short in House
A bill to improve the tracking of federal agency performance didn’t get enough votes to pass.
People
DOE freezes contractor employees' pay
The Energy Department will implement a two-year freeze on salary increases and bonuses for department contractors who manage day-to-day operations at certain agency sites, including national laboratories.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity provisions stripped from defense bill
Unsuccessful attempts to mandate federal IT security could open the door to potentially serious risks if cybersecurity legislation isn't revisited in 2011, some officials say.
Cybersecurity
After the spending bill: What now?
What will happen to the new insourcing policies, proposed federal pay freeze and agency IT budgets, now that the Senate omnibus funding bill has been withdrawn?
Cybersecurity
DHS left gaps in Quadrennial Review, says GAO
The Homeland Security Department completed its first Quadrennial Review earlier this year without fully addressing what Congress asked for, according to a GAO audit.
Modernization
NARA to offer online search engine
The National Archives and Records Administration is preparing to launch its new online search tool Dec. 27.
Digital Government
Issa, Cummings will lead House oversight committee
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has a wide jurisdiction to track how programs are running and propose ways to fix problems.
Digital Government
McKeon, Smith to lead House Armed Services Committee
The panel's leadership will change as Republicans take control of the House in the upcoming Congress.
Digital Government