People

The best of the federal blogosphere

Walk for the Fallen: One 50-pound rucksack, 860 miles; NASA CIO: Leadership vs. management; TSA: A new era of Secure Flight; White House: Presidential Photographer's Scrapbook.

Modernization

EPA has problems digitizing documents, GAO says

The Environmental Protection Agency should finish writing a strategic plan and identifying its library holdings before continuing to digitize its records, a GAO report says.

People

2 quick fixes for better programs

Oral presentations and post-award conferences can improve the likelihood of program success, writes Jaime Gracia.

People

Feds at work ... in bunny suits

The bunny-suited techs work 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. PDT, Monday through Friday, so you're sure to catch them at work as they add robotic arms, a geology lab, a rock-vaporizing laser and lots of cameras.

Digital Government

Google sues Interior Department

A spokeswoman for the Interior Department declined to comment on whether the procedure is unfairly favoring Microsoft over its competitors.

Modernization

White House proposes common security requirements for cloud computing

New standards would be accessible to agencies and contractors, and aim to expedite transition to universal Web-based services.

Digital Government

White House is set to unveil guidance on IT purchases

Strategy is likely to loosely resemble a Senate-passed bill requiring officials to alert agency heads, congressional panels and OMB of projects veering off course.

Digital Government

Air Force and VA lead way on transition to Windows 7

Migration to a new operating system will require changes in internal agency applications.

Digital Government

Analysis: A referendum on big government

Republicans sweep to control of the House riding a wave of anti-government sentiment.

Digital Government

Guidelines would speed certification of cloud products, services

The General Services Administration released today security requirements designed to speed up the certification and accreditation of cloud computing products and services, and is taking public comment.

Digital Government

Crazy prediction, or crazy serious?

Tell us what you think of these six views of the future of IT.

Digital Government

The more things change ...

If you are still steaming over impending health insurance premium increases, or get angry (one way or the other) when someone mentions “Obamacare,” then you probably should stop reading this. Late this afternoon, we spotted a headline that said the stock market was moving higher ahead of the mid-term election results. So of course we had to have a look.