Digital Government
DHS fails to justify funding for emergency network, stalling program
Department should develop a plan outlining an acquisition approach based on available technologies, realistic cost estimates and how it will reduce project risks, GAO says.
Digital Government
Interoperability Deadline Looms
The Defense and the Veterans Affairs departments are supposed to achieve full interoperability of their electronic health record systems come Wednesday. The meshing of the systems was mandated by the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act. I hear the joint Defense/VA interagency program office is working right up to the deadline.
Digital Government
Key Issues for Interagency Collaboration
The Government Accountability Office on Friday released a new <a href="http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09904sp.pdf">report</a> outlining the key issues for government oversight of national security strategies, organizations, workforce and information-sharing. The report recommends that agencies develop a national security strategy that defines organizational roles and responsibilities and helps agencies clarify who will lead or participate in activities and facilitate decision-making. The watchdog also recommends that agencies implement new strategies for collaborating with other organizations, invest in training opportunities and workforce planning for federal employees, and share and integrate national security information across agencies.
Ideas
TSA continues airport investments
Coinciding with the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the Transportation Security Administration has filtered millions of fiscal 2009 funds to airport surveillance and cargo screening throughout the last month. On Friday, TSA announced two awards for enhanced airport surveillance at Dallas/Fort Worth and San Francisco international airports.
Modernization
GovLoop acquisition by GovDelivery strengthens both, analysts believe
GovDelivery has access to GovLoop's 18,000 government employee members, while GovLoop will benefit from capital and expertise, analysts say.
Digital Government
Federal agencies prepare to make the leap from XP to Windows 7
Agencies still using XP can make the jump to Windows 7, although the upgrade path could be tricky in spots. Microsoft and other vendors have set up programs to help with the transition.
Ideas
GovDelivery to Acquire GovLoop
We'll be bringing you more news on this story later on Monday, but we wanted to make sure that those of you not on <a href="http://www.govloop.com/">GovLoop</a> saw it here first: The social media site aimed at Feds will become part of <a href="http://www.govdelivery.com/">GovDelivery</a>, which specializes in "government to citizen communications solutions."
Acquisition
GovLoop acquired by GovDelivery
GovLoop, a social networking site specifically for the government community, has been acquired by cloud computing company GovDelivery.
Modernization
Recovery board unveils makeover of stimulus spending Web site
New site, which will track economic stimulus funds, has pictorial representations of spending data, advanced search functions and multimedia tutorials, but no data sets yet.
Digital Government
Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DoD
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Green your operations through the automation of public records requests!
Read the case study to see how the MoE yielded huge gains & won award for FOI process.
Digital Government
GovDelivery acquires 'Facebook to the Feds' GovLoop
Steve Ressler will leave government to oversee the social networking site he founded in 2008 that has grown to nearly 19,000 members.
Digital Government