Digital Government
Establishing telecommunications systems tops feds' to-do list for Haiti
Some of the first personnel deployed included communications specialists from a special Air Force operations squadron, with a Marines' ship loaded with health technology to follow.
Digital Government
White House meets corporate CEOs for ideas on modernizing government
The White House is convening a conference of 50 corporate CEOs with the hope of generating “game changing ideas” that can help IT improve government efficiency.
Ideas
Haiti: What Agencies Are Tweeting
Jose Antonio Vargas at the Huffington Post reminded readers about the power of the Web and social networking during times of natural disasters, such as the earthquake in Haiti:
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A Suicide Averted
The Defense and the Veterans Affairs departments offer a wide range of tools to help soldiers and veterans on the brink of suicide, including counseling centers and 800 number help lines.
Digital Government
Demand for New IT Skills
A new discipline that uses systems and software to help direct business processes is creating demands for new sets of IT skills both in the private sector and in government, according to the January issue of the <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzYzNjEwfENoaWxkSUQ9MzU3Nzc1fFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1">Dice Report</a>. The discipline, called Business Process Management, or BPM, has led to an expanding number of job postings for software developers, systems architects and business analysts, mostly by organizations that are looking to cash in on a potential cost savings of as much as 20 percent within the first year of implementing BPM.
Digital Government
The weakest link in anti-terror systems
President Obama described recent failures in anti-terrorism efforts as systemic. But they were not failures of systems; they were failures of human beings using the systems.
Digital Government
BlackBerry enters the app wars with winner for feds
The Presenter takes two things feds really love, BlackBerrys and PowerPoint, and combines them in an application that could not only make presentations easier, but could also let you leave your laptop PC at home.
Digital Government
Stuck in the mud: IRS spins its wheels on electronic modernization
The Customer Account Data Engine, a part of the IRS business modernization program expected to be fully implemented by 2012, speeds processing of tax returns and refunds. But it also increases complexity.
People
Army iPhone app downloaded 20,000 times
An iPhone application developed by the Army to deliver news has been downloaded more than 20,000 times since its introduction in December.
Digital Government
Key ingredient missing from e-health records, advisers say
The Health and Human Services Department might have missed an opportunity to improve health care quality by including physician narrative notes within Electronic Health Record systems, according to a federal advisory panel.
Cybersecurity
Clinton queries China about Google's cyberattack allegations
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking for an explanation from the Chinese government regarding Google’s accusations that sophisticated attack on the company’s infrastructure originated from China.
Digital Government
Report suggests mentality on information sharing should change
Federal News Radio
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Senior House lawmaker urges diligence on aviation screening technology
Federal Computer Week
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Agencies too often overlook a key step to better multilingual sites
Government Computer News
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