People
Obama reverses course on FOIA
Open-government advocates applaud Obama's open-government rhetoric but are looking for tangible results.
People
VA management changes pay off
The Veterans Affairs department gave its CIO more power and centralized authority to improve its track record with IT projects.
Cybersecurity
GAO urges review of ship-tracking plans
The Government Accountability Office wants the Coast Guard to make sure its plans to improve ship tracking electronically for security will add value.
Modernization
Networx executive compensation making headlines
“Golden coffins,” other perks outrage stockholders of Networx parent firms.
Modernization
GSA awards additional TIC contracts
The Networx contract modification lets agencies order the services that help them comply with the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Digital Government
Most agencies fail to follow security steps to stop e-mail phishing
DHS, Treasury and other departments do not authenticate e-mail names and domains, increasing the chance for breaches, alliance says.
Digital Government
Groups wrangle over public access to subsidized health care data
The records of physician claims paid by Medicare are not available currently to the public, but that could change under an administration pushing for greater transparency.
Digital Government
Military doctors blast new system to track wounded soldiers in Iraq
Clinicians are frustrated by long delays to access information and frequently must look for multiple files on one patient to gather a complete report on battle injuries.
Acquisition
Group: Keep the price reduction clause
GSA's price reduction clause should be kept because because it helped the government get a $128 million settlement, a government watchdog group urges.
Ideas
Standards for Mobile Transparency
The rapid communication achieved through text messaging and twittering has made citizens impatient for the government to go interactive.
Digital Government
Gulf War Vet for Top VA Health Post?
I'm picking up strong signals that the Obama administration may tap <a href=http://www.iwu.edu/ondra.shtml>Dr. Stephen Ondra</a>, professor of neurological surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, as the new under secretary for health at the Veterans Health Administration.
People
Megacommunities: The next big idea
Cybersecurity, climate change and other complex challenges require a new kind of thinking, two consultants say
Cybersecurity