Digital Government
First round of specs for formal IPv6 compliance being readied
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Public more satisfied with agencies that pursue transparency online, study says
Open government advocates say while good Web interfaces are important, the report failed to define trust and transparency properly.
Digital Government
Lack of coordination stalls emergency response planning
Homeland Security claims a lack of incentives make it difficult to compel federal agencies to collaborate.
Digital Government
Employee: Military Health System was unethical in awarding contract
Internal e-mails allege top officials provided a technology company with software code and documents for the military's massive electronic health record system and awarded it a contract without competition.
Digital Government
Spires named Homeland Security CIO, faces 'huge challenges'
The IRS' former chief information officer is credited with turning around that agency's modernization program, a feat that helped him land his new post, sources say.
Digital Government
The $1.2 billion Health SOA
That's how much funding the House Appropriations Committee <a href=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:hr230.111.pdf>estimated</a> the Military Health System will need in the next two years to develop a Services Oriented Architecture to create interoperability between the electronic health record systems operated by the Defense Department and the one maintained by the Veterans Affairs Department.
Digital Government
Cyber Challenge
The Center for Strategic and International Studies has launched the <a href="http://csis.org/uscc">U.S. Cyber Challenge</a>, a new effort to recruit 10,000 young Americans with the skills to fill the nation's cybersecurity ranks.
Ideas
White House Confronts Cookies
The White House may lift its policy barring federal Web sites from tracking users' online behavior. A <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-17756.htm">Federal Register notice</a> published on Monday seeks public comment on revisions to an existing ban on persistent cookies -- common software programs that commercial sites deposit on a visitor's computer to collect usage information.
People
Kundra helps in search for procurement policy leader
Vivek Kundra said the OFPP administrator should understand the overall challenges in government procurement and be able to speed up the acquisition of rapidly changing technologies.
Digital Government
Disability.gov 2.0
Marking the 19th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Labor Department has revamped <a href="http://www.disability.gov/">Disability.gov</a> to include social media tools and encourage interaction and feedback. The new Web site allows visitors to sign up for personalized news and updates, participate in online discussions and suggest resources for the site. It also includes a Twitter feed, RSS feeds, a blog, social bookmarking and a user-friendly platform to obtain answers to questions on such topics as finding employment and job accommodations.
Modernization
DHS to save $87 million with license consolidation
DHS announced a fourth round of cost-saving measures, including replacing thousands of software licenses with a single departmentwide license.
Cybersecurity