Digital Government
First round of interoperability standards for Smart Grid announced
Government Computer News
Digital Government
House bill would require competition on TSA biometric contract
WashingtonTechnology
Digital Government
Information services firms see potential business in derivatives market reporting
Companies say Treasury should require data in standard format to increase transparency and public access.
Modernization
Delayed launches of communications satellites threatens troops
Some systems combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan rely on are failing, and replacements are months away.
Modernization
Federal officials say shift to cloud computing is inevitable
Strategy will help agencies save money in the face of escalating IT maintenance costs.
Digital Government
NARA's preservation practices for e-records called 'fatally flawed'
Advocacy group tells panel that agencies need a transparency chief and universal standards for electronic records management systems.
Digital Government
White House launches open government initiative
Administration kicks off Data.gov and proposes new design for Regulations.gov in bid to make government more transparent.
Modernization
Emergency responder ID program progresses
FEMA officials demonstrated a pilot program today for interoperable credentials for emergency responders.
Ideas
Obama Opens O-Government
The day that recommendations for a more open government are due to the president, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) plans to file a <a href="http://www.federalregister.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2009-12026_PI.pdf">request</a> for public input, prompting questions galore.
Digital Government
Grimes Has Left the Building . . .
. . . and the Obama administration hasn't yet named a replacement for him as assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration - in other words, the chief information officer.
Digital Government
. . . But Baker IS in the Building . . .
. . . after being sworn in today as the new assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department headquarters on Vermont Avenue. He will need to tackle a range of problems, including the outsourcing of numerous VA IT development projects to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command.
Ideas
Bush Administration revisited, online
Ever wonder what happened to all of the information that was housed on whitehouse.gov before the Obama Administration took over 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, when former President George W. Bush was still in office? We were <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20080815_9193.php">promised</a> the Web pages would be preserved for historians, researchers and the public, and it seems that promise has been realized with <a href="http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov">georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov</a>.
People
FCW Contest: Rewrite your job description as a Tweet
Many people in the federal IT community have job titles that exceed the 140 character-limit of Twitter and job descriptions that are incomprehensible to the outside world. Which makes this contest twice the fun.
People
DISA looks for new talent
DISA is looking for new employees, including some with IT expertise.
Cybersecurity
Is social media in government a non-starter?
Do you believe that agencies will — or should — allow employees to start using Facebook, Twitter and other popular tools as part of their jobs?
Acquisition
Experts: Acquisition jobs offer few incentives
A panel of experts said the field has lost its luster because the jobs have become administrative positions.
People