Digital Government
Public participation in technology assessment
Blogger Brian Robinson is intrigued by the idea of the U.S. trying the Participatory Technology Assessment, which has been a success in Europe.
Digital Government
Effective IT Managers
The Office of Personnel Management testified on Thursday that most agencies are going above and beyond when it comes to complying with a 2004 law that requires managers to undergo training on areas such as employee mentoring, conducting performance appraisals and dealing with poor performers.
Digital Government
Indian Health Service promotes its EHR as low-cost solution
The Indian Health Service wants other public-sector health programs to consider its RPMS digital medical record system as a possible low-cost solution.
Acquisition
VA exceeds contracting goals for veteran-owned businesses, GAO says
The Veterans Affairs Department surpassed its goals for contracting with companies owned by veterans during the last three years, GAO reports.
Digital Government
Outside-the-box thinking about U.S.-China relations
Master's degree students in public policy at the Kennedy School present their ideas for resolving perpetual problems with China.
Digital Government
VA industry group ready to give advice on VistA
Ed Meagher, who chairs an industry group that advises the Veterans Affairs Department, is preparing recommendations for modernizing VistA.
Digital Government
NSPS transitions running ahead of schedule
DOD has transitioned 7,000 employees out of the National Security Personnel System and into the General Schedule, and it will have three-quarters of its 226,000 NSPS employees out of the system by the end of the third quarter, according to the head of the NSPS Transition Office.
Digital Government
A List of Top Docs
Keeping up with health IT policy these days is akin to solving a crossword puzzle while skydiving through a cloud of volcanic dust. It's just that easy.
Cybersecurity
Crumbling Global Security Ties?
There's a lot of talk in cybersecurity about what we need to do, but not always talk about what we have done. And that might be because the global response hasn't been sufficient enough.
Cybersecurity
NIST will coordinate national cybersecurity education program
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will work with agencies on a new program to improve cybersecurity education.
Digital Government
5. Workplace
It's your turn to tell us what's really going on! In the FCW Challenge, we're going to devote an entire issue of Federal Computer Week magazine to the "Six Big Questions for the Future of Gov. 2.0." Up for debate here: telework and the federal workplace.
Digital Government
A knowledge portal for international development
The U.S. Agency for International Development is on the verge of launching a family of Web sites designed to improve collaboration and knowledge-sharing among workers providing development assistance.
Digital Government
Rockefeller calls for public-private action on cybersecurity
Sen. Jay Rockefeller's cybersecurity bill would promote shared responsibility between government and industry.
Digital Government
BP asks for military tech to contain oil spill
Oil giant BP plc has requested assistance from the Defense Department for advanced underwater imaging technology and remote operating vehicles that are not available commercially to contain the growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle.
Cybersecurity
Agencies under pressure to develop systems first, security second
As agencies rush to adopt the latest technology tools, they're leaving the traditional approach to information security behind.
Digital Government
VA finds bug that caused mix-up in health exchange system
Glitch that combined patient data or returned incomplete files should be fixed in May.
Digital Government
Corporate execs tell White House about benefits of contests
The Obama administration wants federal agencies to learn from the private sector how online competitions for the public and organizations can help solve some of the nation's problems.
Digital Government
More Army Networking Coming
The Army plans announce in May plans to create what sounds like a social networking site that will bring together soldiers' families and specific communities within the service with the hopes that they will discuss, seemingly, mental health issues that may be common among soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The reason we say "sounds like" and "seemingly" is because that's the only details Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, the highest ranking psychiatrist in the Army, would give.
Cybersecurity