Modernization
Upgrade needed for battlefield satellite communications in Afghanistan, Iraq
With aging satellites processing as much as 300 percent more than their capacity, the Navy is looking for ways to buy more bandwidth until a new system can be launched.
Digital Government
Study raises questions about military's brain injury assessment tool
At issue is determining which technique works best for evaluating mild injuries that can lead to serious impairment down the road.
People
A makeover job for federal hiring
Would-be public servants rejoice at the prospect of a shorter, more transparent hiring process.
Cybersecurity
Former GSA commissioner wins public service award
The American Council for Technology has presented its most prestigious honor, the John J. Franke Award for public service to former GSA commissioner Jim Williams.
Digital Government
VA sets the telehealth table
VA's quiet leadership in telehealth is about to gain a much broader audience as policy-makers look to the technology as a possible means of reducing costs and improving access to care.
People
Social media divides federal workforce
The role social media plays in the workplace is contributing to a generational divide, feds say.
Cybersecurity
Recommended reading
Cameras or cops?; Getting public input on technology projects; The Steve Jobs approach to PowerPoint.
Digital Government
Competition, Washington Style
Defense Secretary Robert Gates continued on Thursday the high visibility campaign he started in a <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/05/gates_channels_ike_on_spending.php>speech earlier this month</a> to rein in military spending and argue for a more effective definition of competition in Defense contracts.
Ideas
GSA Adds Tech Office
The General Services Administration is redesigning its Office of Citizen Services and Communications, the division responsible for the agency's public-facing websites and information, to include a technology-focused office.
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