People
Kundra plays well in the land down under
An Australian blogger hopes his country's politicians are paying attention to developments in the Obama administration.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: Obama contracting initiative hits a nerve
Readers are sharply divided on Obama's acquisition reform initiatives, with some readers grateful for the efforts but others still skeptical.
Modernization
Intellipedia becomes more user-friendly
A new interface now makes it easier to collaborate and edit content on the intelligence community’s wiki.
Modernization
SBInet system could get UAVs
DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.
Modernization
IG: Transportation has hands full tracking stimulus funds
The attention required to distribute the funds quickly while providing significant oversight will force DOT to limit its focus on transportation safety issues, Calvin Scovel told Congress.
Cybersecurity
Group: Data sharing still falls short
A task force today recommended policy and information technology solutions that the administration and Congress should use to improve how security information is shared by authorities.
Ideas
Kundra: Dead Man Walking?
How should Vivek Kundra, the newly appointed federal chief information officer, approach his job? How can he bring about the <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090305_9385.php>change he talks about</a>?
Digital Government
DISA awards $2.5 billion Pacific communications pact to Verizon
Contract covers terrestrial and satellite telecomm services to military bases and federal agencies in the command region.
Digital Government
IT receives slight budget increases, some cuts in omnibus bill
Senate would boost funding for food and air safety, but cut Justice's spending on financial management system and security analysis center.
Cybersecurity
Review could relieve tension over cybersecurity leadership
Assessment will address which agency should be in charge of safeguarding government computer networks.
Digital Government