People
Commission: Government needs new approach to program management
The federal govenrment should make program management a formal career track and establish a training academy, a new report states.
Modernization
Data center recount: Bigger problem, tougher solution than previously thought
Feds are finding that the total number of data centers is higher than once thought, which is complicating consolidation plans.
People
Navy gets rave reviews for social media handbook
The Navy made a big splash with its recent release of a handbook spelling out the do's and don'ts of social networking for commanding officers.
Digital Government
New additions to the CIO Council library
The CIO Council recently redesigned its website. The following documents are part of the site's Knowledge Base section.
Modernization
Recommended reading
Wiretapping and cloud security; The promise of offshore wind energy; Relinking mind and body.
People
Potential privacy problems keep popping up
The Homeland Security Department's various security programs keep privacy advocates on their toes.
Digital Government
Army to match processes to budget reality, says top official
The Army will revise its developmental model and make other adjustments to successfully counter adversaries around the globe and adjust to changing fiscal circumstances at home, Army Secretary John M. McHugh said today at the opening session of the AUSA conference and symposium in Washington, D.C.
Digital Government
New NORTHCOM response vehicle now emergency-ready
Built-in systems include broadband satellite access to Defense nets.
Digital Government
Industry panel suggests concrete ways to improve major IT acquisitions
Strengthening project management is one of four main objectives of a 33-part action plan.
Digital Government