People

Know your audience

There are six types of users who visit government Web sites, and a comprehensive open-government strategy must address each of them.

People

Inventing Acquisition 2.0

The government needs a paradigm shift in the way it acquires goods and services. Web 2.0 tools and platforms could help form the foundation of a new system.

Cybersecurity

Deepwater watch: Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate gets new leader

The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity: Legislation, new security controls on same track

New catalog of information and security controls co-developed by NIST, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, along with information security legislation gaining traction in Congress, are expected to significantly improve federal cybersecurity standards.

People

EPA provides business intell, analytics tools in SaaS model

Environmental Protection Agency discovers that, despite a few glitches, Oracle business intelligence software can be shared across the entire agency.

Modernization

Army develops new modernization strategy after scaling back FCS

New combat vehicles would incorporate existing network designs, officials tell lawmakers.

Cybersecurity

Feds must get serious about checking commercial software for threats

As agencies migrate from writing their own applications in favor of commercial packages, they increase their exposure to viruses and other malware.

People

Writing from the dark side

1105 Government Information Group President Anne Armstrong hopes to shed some light with her new blog, Alinea.

Digital Government

Another Whack at Acquisition Reform

The House Armed Services Committee in its version of the 2010 Defense authorization says in a <a href=http://armedservices.house.gov/pdfs/HASCFY10NDAA061709.pdf>summary</a> that it plans to provide the Defense Department with the authority to establish 10 pilot programs to "rapidly acquire" information technology capabilities under an alternative acquisition process.