People
Welles: Agencies will recover too
Federal employees can expect more work and visibility as the economic recovery efforts move ahead.
Cybersecurity
DNI: Improvement needed tracking cyberattacks
Dennis Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, said today intelligence agencies are working to improve their ability to accurately and quickly attribute the sources of cyber attacks.
Modernization
VA will use existing technology for new GI bill benefits
An automated system to process veterans’ education benefits won’t become operational until late 2010, VA officials said.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers get update on cybersecurity review
After being briefed about the Obama administration's 60-day cybersecurity review, Rep. James Langevin (D-R.I.)said he expects that the Obama administration will coordinate its new cybersecurity strategy at the White House.
Modernization
House panel approves bill to aid disposal of unwanted electronics
Congressional Quarterly
Digital Government
Document system to support Obama's transparency initiative, GPO says
The agency launched the new network in February to make federal digital records available, even if document formats like Microsoft Word change.
Cybersecurity
White House to coordinate cybersecurity efforts
Obama's senior cyber official tells a House caucus that OMB could expand its staff to conduct more oversight of agencies' security initiatives.
Ideas
DeSeve's Tech Savvy a Plus
As Government Executive Staff Correspondent Robert Brodsky points out in an <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=42344&dcn=todaysnews">article</a> on the appointment of Edward DeSeve to implement the recently enacted economic stimulus package, DeSeve's technology experience will come in handy.
Digital Government
The NGEN Feeding Frenzy Begins
The Navy will hold an Industry Day on March 31 to discuss how it plans to transition from the Navy Marine Corps Intranet run by EDS to its <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/03/gauss_to_run_navy_ngen_acquisi.php>Next Generation Enterprise Network</a>, a <a href=http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=39351&ref=rellink>massive deal</a> potentially worth as much as $10 billion.
Acquisition
Obama again touches on procurement reform
President Barack Obama spoke briefly at a news conference about the need for contracting reform and said details would come soon.
Cybersecurity