Digital Government
How did the government miscount a thousand data centers?
The federal government has found that there are nearly 1,000 more data-centers than previous estimates indicated after a rigorous peer-review process resulted in a more complete picture of agencies' data-center assets, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
People
How to improve procurement: Stop talking about requirements
Federal agencies would do themselves a favor if they stopped thinking in terms of requirements and started talking about user needs, writes consultant Ray Kane.
Digital Government
What agile software development can do for government
It’s not a cure-all, but agile development it can help solve many of the development challenges agencies face, writes Larry Albert, president of the Healthcare Practice at Agilex Technologies.
Cybersecurity
Cyber czar: Threat protection is a shared responsibility
Government, the private sector and users all must work to protect networks.
Digital Government
Report: TARP contracting has 'significant' transparency issues
The panel noted that private contractors were not subject to FOIA requests or public audits of their performance.
Digital Government
Poll confirms ubiquity of tech gadgets
A new poll released Thursday confirms what most of us probably already know: cell phones, laptops, Mp3 players and other tech gadgets are becoming an ubiquitous part of most U.S. households.
Digital Government
Defense must ramp up recruitment of IT acquisition workforce, consultant says
Internal briefing also recommends an exchange program between department and industry for information technology professionals.
Digital Government
And then there’s that business about Social Security …
Well, it’s official now—for the second year in a row, Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries won’t be getting a cost-of-living adjustment.
Digital Government
Teetering on the brink of critical infrastructure protection
The new level of cooperation between the Homeland Security and Defense departments could be a positive development for cybersecurity, writes blogger Brian Robinson. But other signs are less encouraging.
People