Digital Government
Hathaway gets award from trade group for cybersecurity review
The Internet Security Alliance today gave Melissa Hathaway its annual McCurdy Award for her work on the Obama administration's review of cyberspace policy.
Acquisition
VA officials toughen small business rules
A new rule defines the eligibility requirements for businesses to get verified status as a veteran-owned small business
Modernization
Feds brace for another storm
Another massive snowstorm threatens the Washington metropolitan area, overwhelms OPM's Web site, closes the federal government and sparks telework complaints.
Digital Government
Top IT Management Challenges
Government information technology leaders will need to embrace new ideas and approaches in order to address a wide range of technical and management challenges, including increasing transparency and boosting cross-agency collaboration, according to a new <a href="http://analytics.informationweek.com/abstract/104/1333/Government/research-government-2-0.html">survey</a> by InformationWeek.
People
Overheard on Twitter
Traffic and shopping aren't the only things that have ground to a standstill during Washington's blizzard of 2010. Add the federal Office of Personnel Management Web site to the list.
Cybersecurity
Bringing cybersecurity to the watercooler
Melissa Hathaway, who led the Obama administration cyberspace policy review last year, urges a national dialogue in understandable language on the cyber threat.
People
Federal CIO pursues relentless efficiency via TechStat meetings
Vivek Kundra says the administration intends to leverage the power of technology to make the government run more efficiently.
People
Crowdsourcing for social service
A social services-oriented program sponsored by Pepsi makes blogger Steve Kelman wonder about the potential role of crowdsourcing in government.
Modernization
VA launches Open Government Web site with IT dashboard
The VA today introduced its new Open Government Web site with a dashboard showing progress on the VA's IT projects and an idea forum to encourage public engagement.
Modernization
Administration names Open Gov working group
The group is working on the issues of transparency and participation by the federal government.
Digital Government
Veterans Health Administration runs competition for health IT ideas
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
FDA rolls out Web-based risk assessment tool for food, drug imports
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Agriculture's animal ID plan has some kicking up hooves
The chairwoman of the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee expressed reservations about the Agriculture Department secretary's plan to turn much of the proposed national animal identification system over to the states.
Digital Government
Locke proposes 'one-stop shop' climate agency to improve data, predictions
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday proposed a climate change service intended to consolidate and improve long-range data and predictions, including rises in sea levels, droughts and other adverse effects.
Digital Government