Digital Government

OMB Calls for IT Workforce Reforms

Digital Government

5 most talked-about stories of 2010 at FCW.com

Here are the stories that attracted the most comments from FCW.com readers.

Digital Government

6 ideas with some 2011 bounce

These 2010 trends show a lot of potential for forward spin.

Modernization

The plain truth about plain-language practices

The General Services Administration and the Federal Web Managers Council have created an online guide giving agencies tips to comply with the Plain Language Act of 2010.

Modernization

Agency data dwells in private home -- for now

Agencies are gravitating toward private clouds, but some say the bigger payoff is in the public version.

People

Government data sharing gets past the warm-up

More data than ever is available on government websites, but the hard part has just begun.

Acquisition

The reinvention of insourcing

Experts say the program faces an uncertain future in 2011.

People

Can grand design be driven to extinction?

The administration's plan to hasten the end of giant, trouble-plagued IT projects depends on achieving two objectives.

People

New ideas for idea competitions

The government needs to re-energize its approach to crowdsourcing innovation competitions — now that people are willing to help.

Cybersecurity

Countering the consumerization of IT

Smart phones and tablets are turning up in the government workplace, raising new security and management concerns.

Digital Government

SSA will overhaul medical coding systems

The Social Security Administration received a good report card on its low rate of medical coding errors, but now it looks like a complete redo of the coding system is in the works.

People

OFPP head urges acquisition leaders to lose fear of rules

Dan Gordon wants officials to be innovative in their approach to purchasing and bring contractors closer into the procurement process to get better results.

Cybersecurity

FAA missing key data on one-third of the nation's planes

The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key registration information on nearly one-third of private and commercial aircraft, according to a wire service report.

Digital Government

Astronaut Alan Poindexter leaves NASA

Veteran NASA astronaut Alan Poindexter has left the agency to return to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif.

Cybersecurity

Sen. Cardin offers cybersecurity measure

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Digital Government

House fully funds key Homeland Security IT projects

The 2011 budget bill also incorporates the Food Safety Modernization Act.