Digital Government
SEC failed to fix security holes; two dozen new ones found
GAO audit finds the commission's weak practices leave financial data open to attack.
Digital Government
Delay of weather satellite launch causes concern about future forecasts
Timeline now extends into the end of the life cycle for satellites now used to forecast weather.
Digital Government
IBM's rumored acquisition of Sun would have little impact
Procurement specialists and company partners predict a consolidation of product lines.
People
Signs of the times
From full airlines to empty gyms, there are many signs of the times, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Ideas
More Questions About Health IT
Two doctors in a <em>Washington Post</em> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/16/AR2009031602618.html">Op-Ed</a> today called into question President Obama's huge $50 billion investment in electronic health records for every American, which was part of the economic stimulus plan.
Digital Government
Mea Culpa
Last week in my item on the Military Health Systems ceremony to honor fallen docs, I said ABC anchor Bob Woodruff, wounded in Iraq, recovered at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. I was, of course, wrong. Woodruff recovered at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
People
Kundra reinstated to federal CIO post
Vivek Kundra is back on the job as Obama's CIO, a White House source has confirmed.
Digital Government
Forget JTRS for FCS, Try WiMax
The Government Accountability Office < href=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d09288.pdf>reported</a> on March 12 that the wideband version of the Joint Tactical Radio System will not be ready to support the Army's $159 billion Future Combat System program until 2017 or 2018 -- that's two years after the service starts fielding all FCS vehicles, gadgets, and gizmos.
Ideas
Confirmed: Kundra Back on the Job
<a href="http://personaldemocracy.com/about-us/#micah">Micah L. Sifry</a> at techPresident is <a href="http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/breaking-news-cio-vivek-kundra-back-job">reporting</a> that recently appointed federal CIO Vivek Kundra was seen at his desk today -- apparently back on the job after <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090313_9027.php">taking a leave of absence</a> last week after former work colleagues were arrested for a contract kickback scheme. Nextgov is still waiting for the White House to confirm this information.
People
FCW Insider: Readers trash NSPS
A recent article on NSPS has drawn a steady stream of scathing comments about the pay-for-performance system and its mismanagement by supervisors.
Digital Government
Must-stimulate TV
FCW cartoonist John Klossner proposes that the Obama administration develop a reality TV show to publicize its stimulus plans.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want more interoperability in emergency comms
House subcommittee leaders say more is needed to make emergency communications devices interoperable; they and other officials say FEMA should stay in DHS.
Acquisition
Acquisition centers try to cope with a flood of money
GSA, Interior offices are getting ready to help agencies manage stimulus-related spending.
Cybersecurity
FAA picks Raytheon for national airspace contract
A team led by Raytheon wins the contract to update situational awareness software for the national airspace system.
Modernization
The best security strategy: Low expectations
Members of a panel of security experts today painted a gloomy picture of the cybersecurity landscape, in which rapidly evolving threats and conditions ensure that even the best solutions are likely to remain piecemeal and temporary.
Digital Government