Modernization
Obama administration to focus 2011 IT budget on streamlining
Chief information officers say efficiency will be important in building security and transparency, and managing investments.
Digital Government
Web site helps nuclear security agency employees find role models
Mentorship program targets all experience levels, not just senior managers.
Digital Government
Military chiefs tell Congress they need money for network modernization
Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs say upgrades to departmentwide systems that cost billions of dollars are needed to improve communications and update decades-old technology.
Digital Government
Defense Department opens up to social media
New policy grants all personnel access to social networks but continues to block sites related to pornography, gambling and hate crimes.
Digital Government
Agencies advised to take a more tailored approach to IT
Developers should take into account how different groups of citizens interact with the government, specialists say.
Digital Government
Vets' One-Stop Shop
The Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs departments launched a <a href=http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov/>Web site</a> on Thursday that offers a comprehensive guide to benefits, employment, health care and family support information.
Ideas
Army Launches Tech-Focused App
The Defense Department is known to be high tech, but the general public doesn't often hear about much of what goes on inside the Pentagon walls. In the spirit of engagement, the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command last week debuted Army Technology Live, a free iPhone app intended to build dialogue around Army tech initiatives.
Ideas
Track Your Census Participation
The 2010 census is fast approaching, and a friendly challenge could help boost public excitement. The Census Bureau today launched an <a href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/" target="blank">online mapping tool</a> showing the 2000 census' participation rates across states, counties and cities.
Digital Government
OPM's 2010 Employee Survey
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday announced that it has begun to distribute the 2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. The survey will be distributed governmentwide through mid-March, and OPM will invite more than half a million federal workers to participate.
Digital Government
Interior's business center enhances cloud offering
Cloud services provider gives users access to collaboration and social media software.
Digital Government
It's put-up time for the emergency communications network
It seems the government will try again to build a nationwide public safety communications network, at least if Congress agrees with the FCC’s forthcoming recommendations.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano explains why less (money) is more for SBInet
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano explains the Obama administration's rationale for seeking significantly less money for fiscal 2011 for a border security program that includes building a virtual fence.
Digital Government
Attack of the killer cell phones, Part 2
GCN Lab’s Greg Crowe responds to reader comments about cell phone health risks.
Digital Government
Navy's Top IT Priorities
Navy Department Chief Information Officer Robert Carey recently wrote a <a href="http://www.doncio.navy.mil/Blog.aspx?ID=1581">blog post</a> highlighting his top 10 priorities for the department in 2010, and it's no surprise that workforce issues are front and center.
Digital Government
VA CIO Roger Baker gets around
See what he says about IT, marriage, and alligators.
Acquisition
House panel links acquisition reforms to people
After a year of hearings, the chairman of a House panel on Defense Department acquisition reforms says DOD must develop new regulations for hiring and building up a civilian acquisition workforce.
Modernization