Digital Government

Better data could mean better care

Electronic health record technologies could facilitate the creation of aggregated reports on health care quality, creating opportunities to improve — but at some risk.

People

Transparency, social-media policies stuck in limbo

Although deadlines have been missed for issuing the open-government directive and DOD’s social-media policy, efforts in both areas continue to evolve.

People

Is Gov 2.0 just another passing fad? ...

Much like the emergence of the Web some 15 years ago, the latest version of online interaction and information sharing promises to insinuate itself into every corner of government.

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.