Modernization

States as cloud service providers

InformationWeek

People

The year of Gov 2.0: A timeline

The Obama administration made social networking business as usual across government.

Modernization

Local governments offer data to miners

The New York Times

People

Shelf Life: Readings on Web 2.0

Here is a selection of the best articles on Web 2.0 from 2009.

People

The dawn of the 2.0 presidency

The foremost story of 2009 has been the transition from the Bush administration to President Barack Obama's administration -- and all the power shifts that trickle down through technology, policy, procurement and management in government.

Digital Government

DHS plans hiring overhaul

Federal Times

Cybersecurity

Fewer data breaches but more records exposed

Although data breaches are occurring less frequently this year, the number of personal records exposed has risen dramatically.

Digital Government

NASA launches $4.5B information technology consolidation project

First of five contracts in its $4.5 billion Infrastructure Integration Program is for Web services, including site creation and management, as well as collaborative tools.

People

Weighing Web 2.0

Web 2.0 tools are not a slam-dunk as program management helpers, so consider the following pitfalls before taking the plunge.

Digital Government

VA mulling fate of e-learning project, one of 45 it suspended

Former staffers working on the Learning Management System say it should be killed, but program continues providing training while officials allow no new development.

Digital Government

How to Bury $187 million

I start many work days by trolling through upcoming procurements and contract awards on FedBizOpps.gov, a task somewhat akin to looking for needles in a haystack. Today I found some real interesting needles

Ideas

Bailout Transparency Bill Advances

A bill aimed at shedding sunlight on bailout spending <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091117_2830.php">finally passed</a> the House this week and now goes to the Senate, where <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090917_7212.php">IT vendors</a>, <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:SN00910:@@@P">several Republicans</a> and the <a href="http://www.cdt.org/blogs/heather-west/tarp-transparency-moves-senate">Center for Democracy and Technology</a>, a civil liberties group, are cheering it on.

Ideas

Federal Health Sites Lead Pack

As technology observers we're often quick to highlight when the government lags behind the private sector. That's why it's important to take note when the public sector does something better, which seems to be the case when it comes to providing electronic health information.

Digital Government

Outlook Grim for IT Salaries

The sluggish economy has hit nearly every industry, and wages are down, including in information technology. eWeek <a href="http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/16-IT-Job-Titles-That-Saw-Salary-Slashes-in-2009-651239/">highlights</a> a recent <a href="http://www.roberthalftechnology.com/FreeResources?rfmCandidate_5.dmreq=true&rfmCandidate_5.Z=0&rfmCandidate_5.B=1226&rfmCandidate_5.A=RHTsg10CO">study</a> by Robert Half Technology that outlines 70 IT job fields and compares 2009 to the coming year. National starting salaries for IT jobs are forecast to decrease by an average of 1.3 percent in 2010, Robert Half found. The list may prove useful to federal IT workers interested in keeping up with the most in-demand, highly-paid skills, or comparing their federal salary with those in the private sector.