Digital Government

5 secrets of leading-edge technology adopters

Despite the public sector’s reputation as an innovation laggard, there are some government outfits that find that life on the leading edge of technology adoption is the place to be. Their willingness to find and use the latest solutions or existing tools in new ways can give them a jump on delivering benefits to employees and citizens.

People

Senate confirms Mills to head SBA

Karen Mills would help put SBA back on track to carry out its lending, technical assistance and entrepreneurship programs, a senator said.

Digital Government

The Ink

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Digital Government

Managing Technology: Unlocking Ideas

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Digital Government

Congress funds Defense acquisition reforms in fiscal 2010 budget

Bills include large increases for acquisition workforce and call for paring back outsourcing program management work to contractors.

Cybersecurity

White House to oversee coordination of cybersecurity efforts

Administration officials identify more than 250 requirements it will use to direct Obama's federal cybersecurity agenda, which will include sweeping policies.

Digital Government

Qwest Network Up for Grabs?

The Wall Street Journal <a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123861451489479349.html>reported</a> on Thursday that Qwest wants to sell its long-distance network, which the company uses to carry traffic for its traffic for the General Services Administration's Networx contract and for the Defense Department.

Ideas

O'Hare a CIO Now in Charge

In case you missed the <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090330_1662.php">news on Monday</a>, GSA assistant commissioner of the Federal Acquisitions Service's Integrated Technology Service John C. Johnson announced his retirement effective May 2.

Cybersecurity

Recommended reading for the week of April 6

How to spend less time in meetings; a frontline report from the browser hacking wars; Twitter for professionals; IT security on the cheap.

Modernization

Government use of Web 2.0 requires caution

Web 2.0 technologies are promising, but agencies have to be careful to mitigate potential problems.