Digital Government
Opinion: Chopra brings innovation, urgency to federal CTO role
Government Technology
Digital Government
Measure Power & Efficiency in the Green Data Center, from Server Technology
Increased power demand and cost is driving Data Centers to become more efficient
Digital Government
Efficiency Drives Power Monitoring, from Server Technology
Increase end-to-end efficiency in the Data Center by bringing 415 VAC to the cabinet
Modernization
Agencies predicted to move to cloud computing cautiously
Driven by Obama's IT appointments, spending on access to remotely stored applications will grow at a 20 percent rate to $800 million by 2013, research firm reports.
Digital Government
Congressman pushes to expand chief technology officer's influence
The chief technology officer would be responsible for advancing intergovernmental and nationwide technology, including advising the president on the IT budget.
Ideas
IT Too Big for Obama Budget Cuts
Federal IT managers can breathe a sigh of relief. President Obama's proposal to <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42526&dcn=todaysnews">trim $100 million from the federal budget</a> is unlikely to affect ongoing IT projects, according to Deniece Peterson, principal analyst at market research firm INPUT in Reston, Va. She said the relatively small dollar figure means officials are likely to look elsewhere for savings.
Ideas
TechAmerica's Cybersecurity Council Chair
Phillip Dunkelberger, chief executive officer of e-mail and data encryption software vendor PGP Corp., will chair a cybersecurity council of industry executives.
Ideas
Time's Up on Cyber Review
An interagency group is in the process of submitting to President Obama the findings and recommendations that resulted from a 60-day review of the federal government's cybersecurity initiatives. the study came to a close on April 17.
Modernization
GAO: Retirement program modernization lags
OPM’s attempt to modernize a paper-intensive and antiquated retirement system is only partially complete, according to GAO.
Modernization
Open-source tool available for unclassified work
The Forge.mil tool can now be used for unclassified open-source projects.
Cybersecurity
Interior Department to upgrade disaster monitoring
The U.S. Geological Survey will upgrade volcano, earthquake, and flood monitoring and warning systems.
Modernization