Modernization
SSA faces hurdles in replacing data center, IG says
The Social Security Administration has to meet a high level of expectations in spending economic stimulus law funding for a new data center, according to a report from the inspector general.
Cybersecurity
Visa Waiver Program pilot coming to LAX
Some travelers arriving to Los Angeles International Airport from New Zealand can use automated entry technology under a small-scale project.
Digital Government
Will the White House give CIOs more power in the 2011 budget?
Some see language in fiscal 2010 spending bills as a signal that the Obama administration will grant IT chiefs more spending authority, while others say wait and see.
Digital Government
Google makes one-call program available to military support group
Google Voice offers Blue Star Families a way to call just one number to keep in touch with loved ones.
Ideas
TSA Nominee Doesn't Check Out
My <em>Government Executive</em> colleague Alyssa Rosenberg has some <a href="http://blogs.govexec.com/fedblog/2009/11/vetting_gone_wrong.php">harsh but fair words</a> about he Obama administration's vetting process:
Digital Government
Those Who Serve
Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and it's fitting to pause and honor those who have answered the nation's call for service. Those who serve include not only the men and women in uniform, but State Department folks such as my friend of nearly 30 years Abigail Friedman, a foreign service officer who traded in her diplomat threads for Army fatigues this summer.
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