Ideas
Where to Draw the Line?
Government Executive Editor in chief Tom Shoop <a href=http://blogs.govexec.com/fedblog/2010/05/government_and_business_a_new.php>wrote in FedBlog</a> on Friday about President Obama's statement on Thursday about increasing the federal government's technological ability to respond to future oil spills -- and how that relates to where to we should draw the line on government's role and on regulation.
Digital Government
Time to Reflect
On Monday, we will (hopefully) stop to pause and remember those we have sent into harms way, and here are my reflections:
Digital Government
Vietnam Mail Call, the Poem
A tangible hit of far off homes The orange mail bag Carries everything from books to poems
Digital Government
Now, That's Transparency
The Veterans Affairs Department briefs Congress monthly on data breaches, and yesterday Roger Baker, chief information officer at VA, held the first of what he said will be similar monthly data breach briefings for the press.
Digital Government
Curbing the Red Flags
Lawmakers introduced a bill this week in the U.S. Senate that would exempt doctors from a new law that seeks to protect consumers from identity theft.
Cybersecurity
USCC's Quest for Cyber Kids
Like the impetus behind the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) program, turning kids onto the jobs of the future is not only good for the kids but it's good for the industries, the same philosophy of the <a href="uscyberchallenge.org/">US Cyber Challenge</a>.
People
GSA tests crowdsourcing wiki for acquisitions
The General Services Administration is using an online wiki to get public input about how to structure and price several upcoming cloud computing procurements.
Acquisition
House approves legislation to limit insourcing quotas
Bill would limit insourcing quotas and set hiring preferences.
Digital Government
Are Google Apps and Microsoft heading for a showdown?
Google Apps is poised to challenge Microsoft's share of the federal IT market.
Digital Government
Freezing out feds on the payroll front
While they haven’t had much success, some in Congress are calling for a federal pay freeze for Fiscal Year 2011.
Digital Government
Obama Opposes 1.9 Percent Pay Boost
President Obama on Thursday voiced his opposition to authorizing a 1.9 percent pay raise for military members in the fiscal 2011 Defense authorization bill. In a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/sap_111/saphr5136h_20100527.pdf">statement of administration policy</a>, the president stood by his February budget request of a 1.4 percent increase for military personnel. Obama's support for a 1.4 percent military pay raise could have implications for the 2011 federal pay raise, as the president promised in late 2009 to ensure pay parity between military members and federal civilians in 2011.
Digital Government
FAA issues rule on satellite-based air traffic control
The Federal Aviation Administration has set requirements for satellite-based tracking technology that's central to its planned next-generation air traffic control system.
Digital Government
Reduced funding might actually improve intelligence work
Declining budgets could force intelligence agencies to streamline redundant analysis systems.
Acquisition