Digital Government
Cable industry CEO tops salary survey
President and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association made over $2.4 million last year.
Digital Government
FAA planners size up workforce demands with new air traffic control system
It's too soon to know how NextGen programs will change staffing and training needs, officials say.
Digital Government
Health IT coordinator attacks rumors that spy agencies would tap into patient information network
Critics fear using framework developed by Justice and DHS would lead to record sharing with intelligence organizations.
Cybersecurity
IBM Takes on Aviation Security
Cyber attacks keep Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt up at night. In a speech Thursday at the FAA IT conference in Orlando, Fla., Babbitt highlighted the importance of professionalism, information sharing and security awareness in combatting cyber threats.
Digital Government
Stethoscope, Thermometer, iPad
Early adopters who forgot to preorder an iPad are <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/01/ipad-line/">lining up</a> to get their nerdy mitts on Apple's latest device, which goes on sale on Saturday. We don't expect to see many white coats or stethoscopes in the queue, but mass adoption of the iPad by the medical community could be just a matter of time.
Acquisition
GSA could be trying to kill rival agency contract
GSA urged procurement officials to deny the NIH its GWAC authority, raising an old question.
Digital Government
President marries green proposals with national defense strategies
Obama praises DOD's leadership for efforts to improve national security through better energy efficiency.
Digital Government
Identifying IT Jobs
The White House on Wednesday issued <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-7329.pdf">draft guidance</a> that seeks to clarify the definition of work that should be performed by federal workers instead of private contractors. Federal News Radio <a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&sid=1924753">reports</a> that demonstration projects taking place at 24 federal agencies will examine how agencies are using contractors and whether they are relying too heavily on them.
Cybersecurity
First responders connect via DHS online network
The Homeland Security Department hopes 500,000 local, state and federal first responders will join a new online professional network DHS has created for them.
Digital Government
IT Workforce Adequate, Possibly
It is inevitable that the massive undertaking to digitize and electronically exchange the country's health care data will result in a near-term shortage of health IT workers, right? That's the conventional wisdom. But David Blumenthal, the Obama administration's national coordinator for health IT, <a href="http://www.ihealthbeat.org/features/2010/blumenthal-discusses-federal-health-it-strategy-timeline.aspx">takes a more sanguine view</a>--sort of.
Ideas
Centralizing Cloud Security
A governmentwide program that provides a centralized approach to security issues in cloud and multiagency IT systems soon will go into pilot.
Digital Government
HHS' Blumenthal disputes rumors on health IT spying
HHS is collaborating with the Justice Department on nationwide health data exchange, but that does not mean the data will go to law enforcement or national security agencies, according to Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health IT.
Digital Government
Think tank finds complex benefits and risks in health IT
The Obama administration's drive for health information technology implementation is occurring while health IT risks and benefits are not well understood, according to a new think tank report.
Modernization
USCIS saves $600K through videoconferencing
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency is saving $600,000 a year by moving its employee training sessions online.
Digital Government
Obama sets sights on next Medicare administrator
Though the White House has not made it official yet, President Obama reportedly knows who he wants to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
Digital Government
Obama talks telework
The president declares that regulations and technology won't stand in the way of telework during his administration.
Digital Government
GSA small-business advocate retires
Mary Parks has been a strong leader in directing GSA to support small businesses in new avenues.
Digital Government