Digital Government
More Tech, Less Balance?
BlackBerrys, mobile apps and social media may be putting their mark on the federal workplace, but is being constantly connected always a good thing?
Cybersecurity
Intell chief denies charges of too many contractors
Reacting to a Washington Post series, the director of national intelligence said contractors are key but are not doing inherently governmental work.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Class for the Working World
If you're way into cybersecurity and are looking for a career change, a new online degree program aims to prepare you for the technical and policy aspects of fighting cyber threats.
Modernization
Data errors: OMB's online IT dashboard doesn't compute
The Government Accountability Office found outdated data and other inaccuracies in its evaluation of the Office of Management and Budget's online IT dashboard.
Ideas
GSA Ponders Prize Contract Vehicle
The General Services Administration may add a contract program that would allow agencies to buy from a menu of technology products, marketing services and technical assistance for running contests. An April <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_2010/m10-11.pdf">White House memo</a> required that GSA "as expeditiously as possible" craft a contract vehicle for purchasing such goods.
Digital Government
DHS moves forward with financial management system
Congress asks senior executives how a White House moratorium on such projects will affect the progress of the $450 million Transformation and Systems Consolidation program.
Modernization
Report: IT dashboard plagued by outdated data
Watchdog finds website intended to provide near real-time updates on projects' cost and progress doesn't have the latest information.
Digital Government
Officials defend meaningful use standards as a work in progress
Republican lawmakers argue incentive payments for doctors and hospitals to adopt e-health records might be too generous if standards are not strict enough.
Digital Government
Contractors in top secret programs may pose a major challenge for insourcing proponents
The explosive series of news articles currently running in The Washington Post—“Top Secret America”—is bound to add weight to the case against outsourcing.
Digital Government
Suss Lands Former DISA CIO
In what has to be considered a coup in the world of federal information technology consulting, Suss Consulting signed July 16 former DISA Chief Information Officer John Garing to its team, along with James Kane, who served as chief Executive officer of rival Federal Sources Inc. for the past decade.
Digital Government
Government's Big Recruiting Problem
I met last week with about 25 students from Cornell University who took part in the school's annual Summer in Washington program. Part of the work is to meet in a class setting every week to discuss the impact of the Internet on politics, business and the arts. Many work as interns at federal agencies.
Digital Government