People
The year of Gov 2.0: A timeline
The Obama administration made social networking business as usual across government.
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.
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