People
White House to change program assessments
The Obama administration wants analyses of programs instead of merely grading them as successful or unsuccessful.
People
Committee studies public health, research
The federal advisory group on health information technology considers adding public health and research data needs to its requirements for electronic health records.
Modernization
White House wants cloud computing
In the 2010 budget request, the administration calls for cloud computing to be a major part of technology modernization in the federal government.
Digital Government
Chu: IT security a drag on Energy's mission
The Cabinet officer says he intends to balance information security with getting the department's work done faster.
Digital Government
DOD faces tough hurdles in maintaining, upgrading an aging GPS
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Obama plan to beef up tax info system draws mixed reviews
System that pinpoints discrepancies between tax returns and third-party reports has led to recent boost in collections.
Digital Government
Debate heats up over cancellation of GPS backup system
Obama calls for cutting a decades-old electronic navigation system while GAO warns delays in satellite launches threaten the viability of GPS.
Ideas
Stimulating Federal IT Jobs
USAjobs.gov recently posted federal jobs created by Presient Bush's stimulus package -- the 2009 American Recovery Reinvestment Act (ARRA). A search using "ARRA" as a keyword brought up 192 jobs. Not too mnay of those jobs are federal information tech posts, however. A search consisting of "ARRA and information technology" produced just six hits, with two jobs in the Agriculture Department, two in the Housing and Urban Development Department, and one each in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and General Services Administration:
Ideas
When Boosting IT Is A Bad Thing
Getting rid of tax evaders is a good thing. But spending more money on technology to catch them after-the-fact is not, say some federal contracting advocates.
Digital Government
The AHLTA Definition Contest
As dedicated <em>What's</em> fans know, AHLTA, the Defense Department's electronic health record system, used to be known as an acronym standing for the Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application.
Digital Government
Familiar Faces On Baker's Bench
At the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the nomination of <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/03/waiting_on_va.php>Roger Baker as chief information officer</a> of the Veterans Affairs Department on May 6, committee chairman Daniel Akaka, D-HI, asked Baker to introduce any of his friends in the audience.
Modernization
Navy seeks info on NGEN project
The Navy wants comments about technical solutions for the network that will replace the Navy/Marine Corps Intranet.
People
Agencies will feel pinch from Obama budgets
Federal agencies have not heard the last word on spending cuts in the fiscal 2009 and 2010 budgets.
Modernization