Digital Government
GSA splits Citizen Services, hires Interior's Bhagowalia
The General Services Administration created a new office to identify and apply new technologies to government operations and service delivery. To help with the effort, GSA has hired the Interior Department's chief information officer.
Cybersecurity
FISMA Has To Change
And then there were two. <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100519_6677.php?oref=topnews">NASA</a> suspended its C&A activity for existing systems, joining the State Department in pushing forward continuous monitoring and starting what might become a domino effect. But is it right for individual agencies to be setting the tone like this? Moreover, if each agency pushes forward with <a href="http://cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com/2010/04/white_house_heroes.php">OMB's CyberScope</a> initiatives and an interpretation on how they relate to FISMA, will the country benefit from multiple models, or will it suffer from fractured leadership?
Digital Government
Agencies Insourcing Tech Jobs
Federal agencies have largely been focusing on the potential for information technology-related work to be insourced back to federal employees, witnesses told a Senate subcommittee on Thursday.
People
Legislation would freeze agencies' hiring
As the Obama administration seeks to boost the federal workforce to balance the number of its employees with those in the private-sector, a group of House Republicans has proposed freezing agencies' ability to hire.
Digital Government
Lawmakers call for improved counterterrorism IT
Members of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee make recommendations for improvements to IT systems agencies use for counterterrorism.
People
Consumer Product Safety Commission bringing product reports to the Web
The Consumer Products Safety Commission today released a notice of proposed rule-making for a new online database.
People
World Bank makes its data available online for free
The United States government is part of a global movement to put more data online, said the White House's Beth Noveck.
People
FCC, FDA, HHS also working on telehealth
The Veterans Affairs Department operates the largest telehealth program in the world, but other federal agencies are involved with the technology and supporting policies.
Digital Government
People on the move, events in the news
Roger Baker, chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department, is drawing on Arlo Guthrie’s 1967 folk song “Alice’s Restaurant” for inspiration these days.
Digital Government
Controlling the Flow of IT Dough
Digitization of the country's healthcare data has released deep wells of previously untapped capital. The resulting gusher is spewing billions of dollars across government agencies, private companies and healthcare providers.
Cybersecurity
Director of national intelligence and intell sharing to step down
The country's top intelligence official, who oversees programs to integrate intelligence agencies' information technology, is leaving the post.
Acquisition
Closer management can rein in agency contractor ranks, OFPP chief says
Agencies can balance their relationships with contractors with additional resources going to management, according to Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Daniel Gordon.
People
New federal hires want meaningful work
Any instance these young people experience where they are not given work sends a terrible signal to them about expectations of federal employees, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
How bad is FCIP?
Many participants in the recent debate over how to make the federal hiring process easier and more efficient have taken aim at the Federal Career Internship Program.
Digital Government
Networx gets nasty on Capitol Hill
What are members of Congress threatening to do to agencies that fail to meet the Networx deadlines?
Digital Government