Cybersecurity
With no plan to respond to cyberattacks, U.S. risks reliving 9/11
Government needs a plan to state who is in charge and what must be done in the wake of an attack, or have poor coordination and preparedness.
Digital Government
Agencies will be expected to measure transparency results
Open government strategies should include metrics based on input from employees, GSA official says.
Modernization
DISA puts cloud computing applications into production
The Rapid Access Computing Environment is no longer a resource just for developers; Defense agencies can use the service now to quickly access tools.
Ideas
Whole Lot of IT Spending Coming
Yesterday market research firm INPUT released their list of the Top 20 Federal Contracting Opportunities for 2010 and the company's senior vice president of research and analysis services, Kevin Plexico, was kind enough to give us a preview of the list ahead of a Tuesday <a href="http://www.input.com/corp/events_webinar/20091006_Top-20-Federal-Contracts.cfm">webinar</a> introducing the list.
Digital Government
Student Vets Get Pay -- and Pizza
Here's a real "<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooah>Hooah</a>" for the top leadership at the Veterans Affairs Department, who decided early on Friday to keep all 57 of the department's 57 regional offices open until every veteran waiting in line picked up an <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090925_9070.php>emergency GI bill check</a> valued at up to $3,000.
Digital Government
Schoenhard Tapped as Health Ops Deputy
Late last month I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/09/hospital_exec_tapped_for_va_health_job.php>reported</a> that St. Louis hospital executive <a href=http://www.ssmhc.com/internet/home/ssmcorp.nsf/46a13372d66f8fe8862569f50053bbaa/777fc0898ff3324a862573cd007b92f4?OpenDocument>William Schoenhard</a> appeared to have the inside track for appointment as the new undersecretary for health at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Digital Government