Digital Government
Financial systems modernization plan faces management challenges
Shorter project cycles could prove more complex and costly, analyst says.
Digital Government
With possibility of no funding, Defense still moves on PTSD online project
Healing Heroes would use virtual worlds and online applications to educate veterans and their families on dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and brain injuries and related issues such as substance abuse.
Ideas
OMB to Tackle Financial Systems
Developing financial management systems that work has been a <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20081002_7594.php">big, persistent pain</a> for agencies for years and years. But now the Office of Management and Budget wnats to see if they can provide a solution. The office is getting ready to issue new rules to try to rein in the runaway systems, according to an <a href="http://federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=1976572">article</a> by Jason Miller at Federal News Radio.
Cybersecurity
Feds Caught Up in iPad Breach
A security breach in Apple's iPad has exposed the personal information of some top government officials as well as celebrities, according to an <a href=http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed>article</a> on gawker.com
Digital Government
Army pulls back on enterprise e-mail initiative
The Army is putting on hold its plans to pursue an enterprise-wide e-mail system and calling an about-face on the project.
Digital Government
Help wanted: Twitter looks to hire a 'government liaison'
The microblogging company looks to hire its first DC employee to be "the closest point of contact with a variety of important people and organizations looking to get the most out of Twitter."
Digital Government
Former DARPA chief joins policy institute's board
Anthony Tether has joined the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies' board of regents.
Modernization
Education Department's innovation portal signs up 4,400
The Education Department has collected 128 ideas and attracted 4,468 people to its online innovation portal.
Digital Government
Docs Ask Feds to Slow IT Rollout
A swelling chorus of skeptics holds that the Obama administration's plan for digitizing the country's medical records is well-intentioned but unrealistic. Rules governing disbursement of incentive funds--valued at $34 billion and intended to promote adoption of new information technology by doctors and hospitals--are simply too stringent, they say.
Digital Government
Submarines and UAVs?
We have all come to accept the fact that the Navy and Army have sizeable air forces. And the Army even has its own mini-Navy of just fewer than 50 ships, including a nifty <a href=http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/usa/images/tsv1x.jpg>high-speed ferry</a> that can transport 600 troops and their gear.
Digital Government
DOD ethics officers warn of interest conflicts from insourcing
Officials will have to monitor potential conflicts closely as new feds work near their old jobs, ethics officers say.
People
GSA names 'chief greening officer' for buildings
GSA has designated Eleni Reed to be Chief Greening Officer in charge of reducing the federal environmental footprint.
Cybersecurity
No Such Thing As Secure?
Linda Cureton, chief information officer at NASA, has news for you: Believing that policies, programs and technologies create a secure cyber environment does not automatically make it so.
Cybersecurity
DHS network policy puts systems at risk, IG finds
The Homeland Security Department is working to fix security vulnerabilities to its enterprise application domain identified in a new report from the department's inspector general.
Ideas
Drones: Playstation Mentality?
As the CIA increasingly is making drone strikes the centerpiece in the war on terror, it is shaking the boundaries of international law and risking "developing a 'Playstation' mentality to killing," warned a senior United Nations official last week.
Digital Government
Another Call to Cut Federal Pay
A new report by the libertarian Cato Institute marks the latest call for the government to freeze or cut federal wages and start overhauling federal benefits to reduce costs.
Digital Government