People
4 programs that collect innovative ideas from government employees
Some of the best ideas for improving government might come from within government, writes IBM's John Kamensky.
People
6 core capabilities that acquisition workers need
Any plans to insource must include efforts to rebuild the acquisition workforce, writes Peter Tuttle.
Modernization
DHS establishes office for intelligence-sharing centers
The Homeland Security Department will establish a new office to coordinate its involvement with intelligence-sharing centers that rely on information technology.
Digital Government
Health centers get $27.8M for health IT projects
HHS will spend almost $28 million for health IT projects in 21 states.
Modernization
IT consolidation will improve services, Kundra says
GSA aims for better data quality but also has some problems with integrating eight databases into a single platform.
Modernization
GAO says more planning needed for DHS emergency communications
The Homeland Security Department should beef up plans for key officials to communicate when networks go down, GAO recommends.
Cybersecurity
Klossner: Could Obama unilaterally vote contestants off “American Idol”?
FCW cartoonist John Klossner discovers more cause for concern in a controversial Senate bill that would give Obama the power to discuss private networks from the Internet.
Digital Government
NSF commissions supercomputer to visualize ever-larger data sets
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Homeland Security kicks off final strategy dialogue
Comments and suggestions submitted through a Web portal will be incorporated into a report due to Congress by the end of the year.
Digital Government
Federal IT contractors find domestic sourcing an alternative to offshoring
Some technology vendors place jobs in small towns rather than overseas, but the practice also is forced by federal agencies that restrict work from being sent off shore.
Digital Government
Interagency office put in charge of DoD/VA lifetime e-record project
Some express concern about team's sweeping joint mission, especially in the absence of a permanent director.
Ideas