People

White House moves on open government

Officials plan to use White House blogs to discuss recommendations on how to make government more open and transparent.

Digital Government

Complimentary Webinar: Recovery Act Reporting 101. Register now

Understanding Reporting Requirements for Stimulus-funded Construction Projects.

Digital Government

Sensitive military technology easily bought and sent to foreign countries

GAO investigation shows that ineffective export laws and lax enforcement of procurement regulations allow sensitive technologies to go to enemy states.

Digital Government

Administration plans to expand online government data site

White House CIO also will soon unveil technology that allows citizens to follow cost of federal IT programs.

Digital Government

OMB updates guidelines for USASpending.gov data

Senator recommends that the administration use the spending clearinghouse to share information on subawards until Recovery.gov is redesigned.

Digital Government

VA 'relinquished oversight' of IT projects under agreement

Agency did not know basic details of millions of dollars of IT work contracted out to SPAWAR, including higher-than-average management fees.

Modernization

Power IT Down Day encourages government, industry to unplug

Microsoft Corp. will join Citrix, Hewlett-Packard and Intel to encourage government and industry to be responsible with energy consumption on the second annual Power IT Down Day.

Ideas

OGov on Track, But to Where?

President Obama's open government initiative is on track with part two of a process intended to involve the public in policymaking. Late Tuesday night, White House officials released a <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Wrap-Up-of-the-Open-Government-Brainstorming-Transparency/">summary</a> of part one -- a week-long brainstorming session -- and a bit more information on round two.

Digital Government

NPS to Vets: Polish On -- Soon

The National Park Service plans to accommodate veterans and active duty troops who shine the <a href=http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=212>base of the flagpole</a> at the Vietnam Memorial. But it has asked the polishers to wait until it changes the patina from its original dark brown to a brighter finish, Stephen Lorenzetti, deputy superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, told me.