People
Orszag's departure expected to have little effect on IT, acquisition
Information technology initiatives, acquisition policies are stable issues and won't feel much from the turmoil of OMB leadership changes, experts say.
Digital Government
Sexting case draws reader fire
Should your workplace communications be private? Our readers sound off.
Digital Government
Sexting is just the start of workplace privacy concerns
Our readers like the Supreme Court's ruling in a California sexting case. But there are other issues to consider.
Digital Government
EHR Uptake to Take Time
The president is calling for every American to have an electronic medical record by 2014. It is an ambitious goal.
People
Lawmakers push for improved federal supervisor training
The Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010 (H.R. 5522) would require federal supervisors to receive initial training within one year of promotion, as well as once every three years thereafter.
Digital Government
How to handle a congressional hearing
Two to-dos to prepare for a congressional hearing.
Digital Government
Government delayed measuring rate of oil flow for five weeks
High-tech sensors could have been deployed to accurately estimate the amount of oil escaping into the Gulf of Mexico, but U.S. officials thought the deep-water well would have been capped quickly.
Digital Government
Agencies begin to get the feel of sensor technology
Concerns about the environment and lower prices for smart computer chips are driving a rising interest in remote monitoring.
Digital Government
TSA looks for administrative software to support Secure Flight
The growing program requires administrative software to manage the comings and goings of government and contractor staff, and to track equipment such as phones and computers.
Digital Government
BG Sutton Quietly Leaves PTSD/TBI Job
Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, who ran the <a href=http://www.dcoe.health.mil/>Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury</a> since it was established in November 2007, left that command on Monday in a very low key ceremony, I'm told.
Ideas
I'm a BARF Forum Member, Thank You
Government loves acronyms. So do technologists. But sometimes people don't think through the name of their organization, contract or program -- until it's too late. I'm not so sure the folks over at the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board were oblivious to what their group spelled out as an acronym. After all, their job is to rat out contractors or agencies that don't follow the rules. Someone over there had a sense of humor.
Digital Government
CMS Launches Incentives Website
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched on Monday a <a href=http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms/>new website</a> detailing its electronic health records incentives program, an initiative designed to provide financial rewards to health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health records systems.
Modernization
Federal IT workers dubious of data-center consolidation plan
While federal IT stakeholders agree that consolidating government data centers is a good idea, some doubt if or when it will happen, while others have concerns about security and their jobs.
People