Ideas
Times Tickin' for Transparency Directive
This week marks the halfway point to a self-imposed deadline for the Obama administration to issue a directive outlining what agencies will need to do to make government more transparent, participatory and collaborative.
Modernization
SSA plots more cuts in disability claims backlog
A faltering economy, an aging population and a shortage of money are making it difficult to significantly reduce the backlog of disability claims, agency says.
Modernization
Groups want open access in stimulus-funded broadband
Consumer organizations want tougher open-access requirements for the $7 billion worth of broadband networks funded by the stimulus law.
People
DeSeve to help oversee stimulus money
The Obama administration has added another official to check how agencies are spending and tracking stimulus money.
Modernization
DHS border security plan contains millions for technology
Upgrades to border security technology are a major part of the Homeland Security Department's new plan to help stop drug-related violence along the Mexico border.
Digital Government
Officials criticize Defense's 'unreliable' health record system
The services' surgeon generals tell the Hill that the medical network frequently crashes and is causing a 'near mutiny' among doctors.
Digital Government
BearingPoint acquisition to strengthen Deloitte in federal market
Purchase could more than double consulting firm's revenue and cause subtle changes in pricing for federal agencies.
Ideas
DeSeve Named to Recovery Act Post
Edward DeSeve, the deputy director for the Office of Management and Budget for about two years in the Clinton administration, has been named special adviser to the president, assistant to the vice president and special adviser to the OMB director for implementation of the Recovery Act. According to the press release sent out Monday evening:
Digital Government
Cyber Warriors Will Still Fill Sandbags
I <a href= wrote a piece</a> today about an article in the spring 2009 issue of the <em>IANewsletter</em>, published by the Defense Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center. The article made some compelling arguments for the establishment of a fourth service to conduct cyberwarfare.
Modernization
Experts: Standards needed for cloud computing
Federal agencies should develop and deploy cloud-computing technology and standards will follow, speakers say.
Ideas
Guthrie Named ODNI CIO
In case you missed <a href="http://twitter.com/Nextgov/status/1362927917">this</a> on Friday afternoon, President Obama nominated <strong>Priscilla Guthrie</strong> to be chief information officer at the Office of Director of National Intelligence. Guthrie, currently director of the Information Technology and Systems Division at the nonprofit Institute for Defense Analyses, was previously deputy assistant secretary of Defense and deputy CIO in the Defense Department from 2001 to 2006.
People