Modernization
FDA launches 40 online performance management dashboards
The Food and Drug Administration has started its online performance management system that tracks agency performance measures on 40 Web-based dashboards.
Acquisition
Good job, acquisition workforce; here's a raise
A new bill would use incentives and career development to build up the acquisition workforce.
Digital Government
Tax day: The price we pay for civilization
Blogger Steve Kelman reflects on the importance of taxes -- and the value of good government management.
Digital Government
Celebrities come out for USO awards dinner
Washington Technology editor Nick Wakeman rubbed elbows with a variety of celebrities that turned out for the annual awards dinner of the Metropolitan USO chapter.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Hiring, Spying, Twitter and Beer
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
Lawmakers divided on extent of FCC's regulatory authority over broadband
Leader of Senate panel urges the agency to "bend the curve" to push National Broadband Plan forward.
Digital Government
McCain suggests using military tech on Mexico border
The Arizona senator describes drug cartels' operations in the area as irregular warfare and says the rising violence justifies a military response, including the use of technology such as unmanned aerial vehicles.
Digital Government
Military's technological might is slipping, Navy under secretary says
The military no longer enjoys the technological dominance and monopoly it once enjoyed and needs a new approach to marshaling its network enterprise systems, according to Undersecretary of the Navy Robert Work. At an AFCEA event, he outlined his vision.
Cybersecurity
House committee OKs bill to boost Homeland Security technology
Legislation would double the agency's cybersecurity research and development budget.
Digital Government
Senators worried about policy gap for new Cyber Command
Congress mulls what it is being asked to approve and the key cyberspace issues it must resolve.
Digital Government
Telework legislation moves closer to passage
A bill that would expand the opportunities for telework across the government has moved a step closer to being passed.
Digital Government
What Meaningful Use Can Do
Meaningful use is still being debated in Washington, but its possible impacts on health delivery and outcomes already are being discussed. John Halamka, chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and CIO at Harvard Medical School, has some ideas and does about as good a job in clearly identifying them.
Digital Government