Digital Government
More detailed stimulus reports could end up creating more jobs
The new data, which showed 650,000 jobs created and status of projects, could support a budding industry that sells recovery-compliance tools.
Digital Government
Questions For VA Contract Award
ACS Federal won the contract that the Veterans Affairs Department <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091028_2433.php>announced</a> on Wednesday to pitch in, on a temporary basis, to help the department process GI bill benefit claims.
Ideas
Recovery.gov Missing Pieces
Recovery.gov on Friday will sport a few improvements and a lot more offerings, but perhaps one piece of valuable information will be missing: the demographics of the people receiving money.
Digital Government
20 must-follow contracts
We rank the top 20 biggest and most important contracts that will hit the market during the next 12 months.
People
Pay for performance haunted by NSPS failure
The imminent demise of the National Security Personnel System leaves many wondering about the prospects for pay for performance in government.
Digital Government
DHS Expands IdeaFactory
The Homeland Security Department is expanding the Transportation Security Administration's interactive <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/innovations/IdeaFactory/">IdeaFactory</a> across the entire department, an agency spokesman said Thursday. Larry Orluskie, a DHS spokesman and project manager for the departmentwide rollout of the IdeaFactory, told Wired Workplace that the new Web 2.0 platform will enable DHS' large and dispersed workforce to submit and collaborate on innovative ideas to improve the agency.
Cybersecurity
DHS to open new cybersecurity center
The Homeland Security Department will open a new cybersecurity coordination center near Washington on Friday.
Cybersecurity
DHS' financial system consolidation needs better oversight, officials say
DHS' financial system consolidation program has progressed but still relies too much on contractors, GAO officials say.
People
Panel seeks Rx for secure health data exchange
A workgroup hears about the problems in implementing common standards for an electronic health care data exchange.
Cybersecurity
DHS' critical infrastructure plan not cyber-secure, GAO says
The Homeland Security Department should reassess its program for working with agencies and industry to secure critical infrastructure from cyber vulnerabilities, GAO says.
People
Disease surveillance through a murky crystal ball
Critics say too many systems are collecting data on disease outbreaks with little coordination among them.
People
CDC expands flu-tracking efforts
The H1N1 swine flu virus has created an urgent need for public health authorities to track where and how quickly the illness is spreading.
Digital Government