Digital Government
Few VA claims examiners working on new program to process GI benefits
Officials assure Senate panel they will meet the schedule to install the software application to all processing centers by December.
Digital Government
From the Holocaust to Baghdad
Talking this morning with Air Force Maj. Jonathan Kusy, who works with the U.S. military advisory mission in Iraq, I had one of those moments that makes one pause and reflect.
Digital Government
Obama Picks CMS Nominee
President Obama <a href=http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=45067&oref=todaysnews>announced</a> on Monday his choice of Donald Berwick, a Harvard professor and president of the Institute for Health Care Improvement, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Ideas
Government Requests to Google
Ever tried to watch your favorite YouTube video, only to find out that it is no longer available? Did you even know that law enforcement and government agencies can request that information be removed from Google servers?
Digital Government
The Army unfolds a roadmap for unmanned aircraft systems
The roadmap provides a grand vision for how all of its various unmanned aircraft technology eventually will work together, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
Cybersecurity
State Dept. Success Revealed
In March 2009, the U.S. State Department <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091030_4029.php?oref=rss">implemented</a> a bold strategy to continuously monitor cyberspace for malicious computer attacks. Chief Information Security Officer <a href="http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1934">John Streufert</a> led the effort.
People
Justice Department plans to expand cops' access to data
The Justice Department plans a nationwide federated identity management program for law enforcement data systems.
Digital Government
Is Texting Taking Over?
American teens are texting up a storm, and many are more likely to text than talk, according to a <a href=http://www.govexec.com/pdfs/042010WW.pdf>new survey</a> from the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. But as this generation moves into the workplace, will technology use cause their social skills, and therefore their job contributions, to suffer?
Digital Government
HHS Open Government Plan deserves a visit
HHS is creating dashboards and datasets for open government, but shouldn't those principles also apply to simple HHS Web pages?
Digital Government
Defense acquisition: the 800-pound gorilla in the room at IRMCO
Why, at a conference dedicated to federal resource management, was defense acquisition avoided as a topic of conversation as much as partisan politics or religion?
People
Obama forms private-sector board to improve agency operations
A new advisory board will give Obama advice on improving agency operations, particularly in customer service, IT and productivity
Digital Government
Patients should be partners in EHR systems, HHS panel told
An HHS advisory panel today heard ed recommendations to allow patients input and a central role in their own health data contained in digital record systems.
People
GSA chief of staff job is no longer open
The General Services Administration has picked its next chief of staff from within its ranks.
People
Winners and losers under the NHIN Direct project
The Health and Human Services Department's NHIN Direct may cost state health information exchanges a way to make money.
Digital Government
DHS names directors for US-CERT, National Cyber Security Division
The Homeland Security Department has named Randal Vickers director of US-CERT and picked Roberta Stempfley to head its National Cyber Security Division.
Cybersecurity
Union: Contractors weaken Federal Protective Service, placing feds at risk
The National Treasury Employees Union has complained to Congress that Federal Protective Service relies far too much on private contractors armed with too little training, too little funding, and too little proper management to protect federal buildings.
Digital Government
Federal employees union skeptical of building security 'enhancements'
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced this week two enhancements aimed at strengthening security at thousands of federal buildings.
Digital Government
Policymakers in the making focus on U.S.-China relations
Blogger Steve Kelman’s students at the Harvard Kennedy School are getting a crash-course on the nuances of international relations and economics.
Digital Government