Acquisition
New GSA leader sees collective intelligence as a frontier
The General Services Administration can tap the wisdom of the crowds, but it still lacks needed policies to do it well, administrator Martha Johnson says.
Digital Government
Panel Approves Telework Bill
A House subcommittee on Wednesday approved legislation that would make telework a statutory requirement for every federal agency.
Digital Government
HHS panel considers central authority for health IT vocabulary
A central authority may be needed to oversee common vocabulary terms for health data exchange and electronic health records.
Digital Government
House passes P2P software reform bill
The House has passed a bill to restrict the use of peer-to-peer software on all federal government computers.
Modernization
AHRQ shortens and refocuses online podcasts
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently shortened its podcasts and targeted them to consumers, an official said.
Digital Government
CIO Council considers new privacy guidance
People who work with the federal enterprise architecture could soon get additional guidance for building privacy protections into systems.
Acquisition
GSA solicits wisdom of the crowd for acquisition improvements
General Services Administration officials are testing collaboration and using social media to improve the federal acquisition process.
Digital Government
Hill negotiators weigh uniform standard for spending reports
Aides are trying to reach consensus on House-passed language that would direct agencies to use the same format for financial data.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity bill first step in fixing controversial FISMA
Agencies would be required to monitor vulnerability of networks and consider the security capabilities of products and services before buying them.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Facebook, Health Reform and Flying
A weekly roundup of the best in Nextgov comments. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Modernization
GSA chief says agency will 'up its game' with technology
Administrator Martha Johnson says improving the flow of information and data, and more reliance on social media will provide better service to agencies and will be what drives growth.
Cybersecurity