Digital Government
Army releases plan to rebalance and adapt Future Combat Systems programs
Plan describes how the service will rebalance units and adapt Future Combat Systems programs.
Digital Government
VA official says patient-controlled health records guard privacy better
But few Americans have created the medical files, making individually managed records the centerpiece of a national network problematic, a privacy group counters.
Digital Government
Workforce Mapping Walter Reed, Bethesda
Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington will close in September 2011, with its personnel, patients and operations moving to an expanded, joint medical facility at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
Cybersecurity
CIA Gives Nod to Cybersecurity
The Central Intelligence Agency is ramping up cybersecurity efforts with increased investments in technology, a move that the agency claims also will boost efficiency.
Digital Government
State Department social network in the works
The State Department will be launching its own social network for employees and diplomatic officials.
People
An innovative approach to mentoring the new contracting workforce
The FBI turns to FFRDC employees to work with its latest generation of contracting staff, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
Dirt Roads and the Digital Divide
Rural areas of the country that have some of the highest rates of chronic disease are far less likely than urban areas to benefit from health information technology. It's not just a dearth of electronic health records. In many cases, rural health care providers don't have access to reliable broadband.
Digital Government
Rewarding Innovation
The Homeland Security Department on Friday released the results of its <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/dhs_2009_annual_employee_survey_results_summary.pdf">2009 annual employee survey</a>, and while most employees noted overall satisfaction with their jobs, only one-third agreed that the agency rewards creativity and innovation.
Acquisition
EPA hit for delays on evaluating contractors
EPA's contracting officers were roughly four months late turning in their contractor performance evaluations, a new report says.
Acquisition
Peace Corps to assemble database of former volunteers
The Peace Corps wants help collecting the current e-mail addresses of about 200,000 former volunteers.
People
Senior Executive candidates worry about pay, work/family balance
A new survey reveals that the most likely Senior Executive Service candidates are reluctant to apply for SES positions because of concerns over compensation and the ability to maintain a healthy balance between home and work responsibilities.
People
Bill would require green IT training for federal facility staff
Federal employees who operate and maintain federal facilities would get extra training to service energy-efficient buildings if a new bipartisan bill introduced April 22 becomes law.
People
Health reform may cause agencies to beef up IT, report says
A market research firm reports on the IT implications of the health care reform law.
Digital Government
Encryption may end flash drives' exile for good
In late 2008, the Strategic Command's Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations put in place an immediate ban on the use of flash drives -- USB storage devices that have become the modern version of the floppy disk.
Acquisition
Outsourcing has gone too far, official says
The government is outsourcing an unprecedented amount of work, and the Obama administration wants more work in federal employees' hands, an official says.
Acquisition
Obama moves on small-business contracting
The president has created task forces to focus on small-business contracting problems and opportunities for companies owned by service-disabled veterans.
Ideas
Top 10 Satisfying E-Gov Services
Agency websites have adjusted well over the past year to new leadership, showing a significant increase in satisfaction between the first quarter of 2009 and 2010, according to the latest quarterly report from the American Customer Satisfaction Index.
Digital Government
Agency IT gets greener with promotional carbon credits
Federal agencies are benefitting from a program that allows agency IT departments to purchase new data servers and receive offsetting carbon emissions credits.
Digital Government
FCC establishes interoperability center for public safety
Government Computer News
Digital Government