Modernization
State plans to seek help for data center consolidation
The State Department plans to award a task order for help with its data center consolidation program.
Digital Government
Personal health records rule cracks down on vendors
The FTC published a final rule that will require vendors of personal health records to notify consumers if their security has been breached.
Digital Government
Obama and the 9/11 GI Bill
Yesterday at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Phoenix, Ariz., President Obama <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-the-veterans-of-foreign-wars-convention/>called</a> for a new reform effort in the Veterans Affairs Department. He said VA should harness the best computer system to cut red tape, reduce the backlog of claims, slash wait times and deliver benefits sooner.
Modernization
A SWAT team for enterprise app woes
The Coast Guard Operation Systems Center employs a dedicated task force to troubleshoot complex problems with its own applications.
Acquisition
Agencies push small-biz outreach efforts
Commerce Department and Small Business Administration officials plan more than 200 events before mid-October.
Cybersecurity
USDA unit bans browsers other than Internet Explorer
Decision to enforce policy takes employees who work on public Web sites by surprise.
Digital Government
Online tool sheds sunlight on court records
Academics create Web application that provides free public access to court documents nationwide.
People
Klossner: “We’ve suffered an employee separation of the lower cubicle”
FCW cartoonist John Klossner suggests new phrases for employers and employees alike to use when talking about their parting of ways.
Modernization
Microsoft gets little sympathy from federal (non)fan base
A recent court ruling against Microsoft evokes mixed feelings from federal customers.
Modernization
USDA uses social media to study rural life
A new Web site from the Agriculture Department uses several social media tools to track a program that collects information on life in rural communities.
Ideas
McClure to Lead Office of Citizen Services
GSA just confirmed that they will be naming David McClure will be named an associate administrator, heading up the Office of Citizen Services and Communications. OCS manages all of GSA's public outreach efforts, including the federal web portal <a href=http://www.usa.gov>USA.gov</a> and the Federal Web Manager's Council.
Digital Government