People
DOE to invest $37 million for R&D into clean energy
The Energy Department plans to release $37 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to small businesses to stimulate research and development into clean energy technologies.
Digital Government
House members to TSA: Don't destroy Registered Traveler data
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
OMB requires agencies to submit FISMA reports via online tool
Security specialists doubt the new rule will do much to improve computer network protection.
Digital Government
RFID tags eyed to track Washington-area patients in case of disaster
System would serve one private, two federal hospitals.
People
Robertson is Obama's inside man at GSA
As leader of GSA's Office of Governmentwide Policy, Michael Robertson plans to be the voice for GSA at the White House.
Modernization
5 pitfalls to avoid with performance management dashboards
Dashboards promise greater visibility into day-to-day agency operations, but poor data and lack of user involvement can spoil projects.
People
The acquisition workforce and its money
The Federal Acquisition Institute's latest report shows a workforce in transition.
Ideas
No New Networx Extension
In response to a <a href="http://federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=35&sid=1744646">confusing report</a> published this week, I would like to take a moment and pass on a clarification I just received from GSA regarding the deadline for agencies to transition to the Networx telecommunications contract.
Cybersecurity
Time for a national ID card?
Smart-card industry executive Neville Pattinson and the Cato Institute's Jim Harper debate the value and wisdom of a biometrics-based national identity card.
Modernization
Social media and DOD: To be or not to be?
The Defense Department continues to send mixed signals about the use of social-media tools.
Digital Government