Modernization
Agencies continue slow transition to Networx
The meter is ticking for agencies who have yet to set course on huge telecommunications contract
Ideas
Lawmaker Calls for Bailout Formatting
A Republican House member proposed a measure on Thursday that would demand banks receiving bailout funds hand over business results in a special format that is easily accessible, after many open government advocates had <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090501_1033.php?oref=search">urged the administration</a> to require such formatting.
Ideas
"Swine Flu," The Brand
One lesson learned from the swine flu outbreak is that cross-marketing the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention on other federal Web sites helped drive more citizens to sign up for emergency e-mail alerts, according to GovDelivery, a company that manages public communications for government agencies.
Ideas
Health IT -- The Musical
An editor at Government Executive came across this video today, which is apparently part of a campaign to raise public awareness about the benefits of increasing adoption of health information technology.
Digital Government
Sailors Love NMCI; Marines Not So Much
Sailors just love the Navy Marine Corps Intranet, according to the latest <a href=http://www.donhq.navy.mil/aausn/ContentView.aspx?ID=513>quarterly survey</a> conducted by the Navy Department and contract-holder EDS, although overall Marine satisfaction dipped 2 percentage points in the quarter ended March 31.
People
The federal workforce: Clerk vs. Businessman
The Obama administration is taking a positive view of the coming wave of retirements by federal employees.
People
Obama's emerging IT agenda could mean big changes
Experts say the new president is moving ahead with his ambitious agenda despite the financial meltdown and disease outbreak
People
Net-centric data is linchpin to transformation
A network-centric data strategy that streamlines data discovery and sharing is crucial to Defense Department transformation efforts, Pentagon officials said.
Modernization
Terrorist Screening Center gets new director
Timothy Healy is the new director of a center that administers the consolidated terrorist watch list database.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Secure Flight improved IT security
The Secure Flight passenger screening program has improved IT security and privacy controls in the last five months, auditors say.
Modernization
White House needs phone, data lines for trips
The White House Communications Agency is seeking information on providing temporary access to voice, data and videoconferencing services for the president while he's traveling.
People
Pointers: Recommended reading for the week of May 18
Assessing White House 2.0; five signs a project is in trouble; how to measure employee engagement; the Facebook management muddle.
People
Obama backs whistle-blowers but not in intell
The Obama administration wants to sign a whistle-blower bill but not for intelligence workers, according to a senior Justice Department official.
People
Two alternative approaches
Here are two approaches to data sharing that seek to get the right people connected to the right information.
People
Kundra's savings plan takes shape
The Obama administration inherited $71 billion worth of annual IT spending from the previous administration, and Vivek Kundra, the government’s chief information officer, will now take his whack at making that money count and holding agencies that spend it more accountable.
Cybersecurity
Intelligence community wrestles with Web 2.0 tools for information sharing
A new policy calls on homeland security officials to make intelligence and law enforcement data easier to share by making it more discoverable. Here's how the systems might work.
Modernization
Public data will be test bed for cloud computing
Agencies will take what they learn about cloud computing and use it to form tighter safeguards for sensitive information, official says.
Digital Government