Digital Government
The 2009 Rising Star award winners announced
This year's 28 winners reflect the breadth and depth of young talent in the federal information technology community.
Modernization
Voice over IP builds bridge to the future of DOD comms
The lessons of VOIP are helping expand and combine rich communications and collaboration on military networks.
Digital Government
What is Defense-VA Interoperability?
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments will achieve full interoperability of electronic health records by Sept. 30, Rear Admiral Gregory Timberlake, acting director of the Defense and VA interagency program office, told a House VA Committee <a href=http://veterans.house.gov/hearings/hearing.aspx?NewsID=427>hearing</a> on Tuesday.
Digital Government
Open Government Initiative provides plenty of lessons
FCW interviewed Lena Trudeau, vice president of the National Academy of Public Administration, about lessons learned from President Obama's first experiment with online citizen engagement.
Digital Government
Trust, but verify, Web 2.0 sources
Government agencies face a challenge in evaluating the veracity of information posted from the public on Twitter and Facebook quickly enough to use it.
Modernization
Creative destruction at work
Netbook computers can tell you a lot about where information technology is headed in the not-too-distant future. The days of big system, multiyear efforts to design and build new government IT applications are largely behind us.
Modernization
Kundra: System will give agencies easier access to new technology
A new storefront is designed to let federal agencies buy technology in real time.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Senate bill would make international cooperation a priority
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Revised audit guidelines released for assessing computer data reliability
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Hill worries PASS ID bill would weaken security of driver's licenses
Legislation would provide states more flexibility than the controversial REAL ID law by allowing state's to create processes to check personal documents.
Cybersecurity
GSA to launch online storefront for cloud computing services
Site will be modeled after commercial online businesses such as Amazon.com to speed IT purchases, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says.
Digital Government
State medical records laws complicate White House plans
Healthcare providers spend billions of dollars to maintain and store paper records.
People
Get a Life: Good news
Even in hard times, there are flashes of good news from government and business, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Cybersecurity
GSA SmartBuy contracts awarded
Program will make cybersecurity software available to agencies.
Modernization