Digital Government
E-health committee calls for multiple groups to certify records systems
Decision would remove conflict of interest that critics charge is endemic in the certification process.
Digital Government
Firm awaits decision on whether Defense will disclose contractor ratings
The FOIA Group hopes the Obama administration's commitment to transparency will be enough for it to overturn past decisions to not release contractors' performance scores.
Digital Government
The Final Four for VHA Job
I have some pretty good intel that the Veterans Affairs Department has narrowed its search for new undersecretary of health and head of the Veterans Health Administration to these four candidates:
Ideas
Stimulus Reporting Process Starts
Stimulus money recipients can start on Monday the process of reporting their spending and job creation statistics to the public.
Cybersecurity
DHS plans cybersecurity wiki
The Homeland Security Department plans a new wiki that federal cybersecurity centers would use to coordinate efforts and improve situational awareness.
People
University of Maryland confirms Kundra's credentials after questions raised
University of Maryland officials affirm Kundra earned degrees there, after a tech blogger challenges the federal CIO's bio.
Cybersecurity
DHS expands global trusted traveler program
DHS' international trusted traveler program is expanding to more airports this month.
Acquisition
NIH emphasizes health IT in its new $20 billion contract
National Institutes of Health officials expect to award the 10-year, $20 billion Chief Information Officer—Solutions and Partners 3 contract in early 2010.
Digital Government
Agencies Pay More Student Loans
Federal agencies increased their spending on student loan repayments for employees by 22 percent in 2008, and the incentives were widely used for recruiting and retaining information technology workers, according to a new <a href="http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/studentloan/html/CY2008StudentLoanRepaymentReport.pdf">report</a> by the Office of Personnel Management.
Modernization
DHS starts social network about Southwestern border
The Homeland Security Department is using a site called Ning.com to host a new social network that focuses on topics related to the Southwest border.
Digital Government
8 objections to playing it safe with emerging IT
Readers take issue with a former DHS official who urges caution when it comes to cloud computing, agile development and other IT fads.
People
VA tries new 'corporate' acquisition
The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling with a 26 percent vacancy rate in its acquisition staff, Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould said today as he outlined a new "corporate" approach to the buying process.
People
Rising Stars a reminder of an earlier day
Trail Bosses and Rising Stars, though drawing from different generations, have much in common.
Modernization
Court ruling puts brakes on sales of Microsoft Word
Microsoft's loss in a patent dispute with Toronto-based i4i LP means that it will have to stop selling Microsoft Word in U.S. markets. The issue concerns the use of "custom XML" in Word in the Microsoft Office 2003 and Microsoft Office 2007 productivity suites.
People