Digital Government
FISMA reform would elevate White House's cyber authority
Government Computer Week
Ideas
Layering the Oil Spill Fall Out
The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has generated lots of computer models, applications and Web sites. Here's another one: <a href=http://www.geoplatform.gov/erma.html#x=-90.42000&y=28.03000&z=6&layers=>Geoplatform.gov</a>, developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric and Administration.
Digital Government
How Far Would You Drive for Billions?
The Technology Acquisition Center at the Veterans Affairs Department held an industry day for its planned $12 billion <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091203_2809.php>Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology</a> (T4) procurement at a hotel near its headquarters in Eatontown, N.J. -- a trip some potential bidders found a wee bit too far.
Digital Government
Future oil spills could be averted by Regulation 3.0 apps
Federal regulators should not depend on companies feeding — and perhaps filtering — information to them, writes W. David Stephenson, a Government/Enterprise 2.0 consultant.
Digital Government
Federal employees shouldn't be slaves to rules
Federal managers should combat employees' perceptions that their job is simply to follow the rules, writes FCW columnist Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
Top leaders are realizing that, when it comes to IT security, ignorance is costly
Effective cybersecurity requires approaches that look at vulnerability and risk through the dual lenses of technology and policy, writes commentator Chris Bronk.
Cybersecurity
White House names new chief of terrorism-related info sharing environment
The Obama administration has named a new leader for an office tasked with improving how agencies share terrorism-related information.
Acquisition
VA's Frye sees flexibility in the Federal Acquisition Regulation
Although many people in the acquisition community view the Federal Acquisition Regulation as a confining regulatory book, VA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics Jan Frye takes a different approach.
Modernization
The Pentagon sees its future in the cloud
The Pentagon has numerous cloud services up and running, and systems planners are banking on software as a service, one of the cloud's most popular early forms, to deliver some major capabilities sooner rather than later.
Acquisition
Groups want clarity for insourcing jobs
An IT industry group said the Office of Federal Procurement Policy must clearly distinguish between the functions that only a federal employee should perform and the IT solutions the private sector offers to support agencies.
People
Army enlists bloggers to share their stories...
Army enlists bloggers to share stories; after the flood in Tajikistan; the disconnect in the Internet debate; and fear of vampire power.
Digital Government
Freezing Federal Hiring?
Freezing the 2010 pay raise for civilian federal workers is not the only target of several lawmakers in Congress. A bill <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/09/it_hiring_to_surge_by_2012.php?oref=search">unveiled</a> in the House late last month would stop agencies from hiring during any year the Office of Management and Budget projects a budget deficit for the federal government.
People
OMB tells agencies to standardize electronic regulatory dockets
The White House tells agencies to increase transparency in their electronic regulatory dockets.
People
HHS starts sharing health care data
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a program that makes raw health data from HHS available to the public to use in innovative applications.
Cybersecurity
TSA wants cyber forensics info
The Transportation Security Administration wants information on products it could use to deal with insider cyber threats, data leakage and misuse of IT assets.
Digital Government
OPM Broadens Long-Term Care Benefits
The Office of Personnel Management on Tuesday released <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-13015.pdf">final regulations</a> that broaden the definition of "family member" for purposes of determining long-term care benefits. The final rules, published in the <em>Federal Register</em>, modify the definition of relatives qualified to participate in the Federal Long-Term Care Insurance Program to include the same-sex domestic partners of federal employees and retirees. The final rule is the same as a <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/09/opm_proposes_benefit_changes.php?oref=search">September 2009 draft version</a>.
Digital Government
Recruiting Federal Service Ambassadors
The Partnership for Public Service is recruiting federal interns to serve as ambassadors of federal service on college and university campuses. Those chosen to participate in the program will participate in events, networking sessions and meetings with key faculty and staff members, all with the goal of raising awareness of the opportunities and benefits of federal service, the Partnership announced Tuesday.
People