Acquisition
OMB falls short on USASpending.gov data, GAO says
OMB has not included subcontracting award data on USAspending.gov and has no specific plan for collecting such data.
Digital Government
NIST guidelines: Broccoli and cheese
NIST's FISMA project leader explains how agencies can team up to hack away at the time and effort needed to qualify IT products and services for purchase.
Modernization
DHS lags in oversight for data center, IG says
Homeland Security Department officials haven't reviewed invoices for more than $160 million in spending related to DHS' primary data center operating on Navy property,
Digital Government
VA opens center for virtual training of IT workforce
The Veterans Affairs Department's new training center for information technology employees is up and running.
Digital Government
Audit blames OMB's lack of guidance for shoddy contracting data
But agencies also are responsible for accurate reporting of contract award spending, analysts say.
Modernization
FCC unveils 360-page national broadband plan
The plan also recommends the development of standardized cable set-top boxes that would enable Internet surfing on televisions.
Modernization
Emergency communications plan update will blend old and new
Strategy will address technologies such as broadband, but first responders will continue to use mobile radios for some time, DHS official says.
Digital Government
More agencies use cookies to track Web activity
As demand for personal online services increases, privacy groups and Web advocates call for rethinking a ban on persistent files that track how individuals use federal sites.
Digital Government
FCC wants faster Internet for government buildings
Plan lays out immediate and long-term government and industry goals to expand affordable access to high-speed Internet connections.
Cybersecurity
Long Odds for Cybersecurity Law
Eric Chabrow, who writes the blog The Public Eye for Gov Info Security, <a href=http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=480>predicts</a> the likelihood of President Obama signing a cybersecurity bill this year is quickly diminishing:
Ideas
Upcoming: House Transparency Caucus
Some members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee are expected next week to announce the formation of a bipartisan congressional transparency caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the panel's ranking member, and Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill.
Digital Government