People
Asking the defense industry to give back
The defense industry could contribute to easing the nation's deficit with mild price reductions.
Digital Government
Recommended Reading for March 5
Lousy PowerPoint practices; U.K. wants open source; The case for desktop Linux; Paperless living.
Cybersecurity
Obama names Kundra federal CIO
Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.
Digital Government
Navy attempts massive consolidation of intranet portals
The service plans to join an umbrella portal that gives military members access to e-mail, social networking and teleconferences.
Digital Government
Accuracy of census could be at risk because of delays, lack of testing
GAO tells lawmakers dearth of IT expertise is a major impediment to the decennial population count.
Modernization
Agencies have problems collecting Recovery.gov data
Agencies must post information that accounts for how they have used the funds on federal programs or distributed as grants to states and local governments.
Modernization
Ballmer: IT may help reset the economy
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was upbeat at the company's Public Sector CIO Summit, saying the outlook for information technology was not as bleak as for some other sectors.
Modernization
Genachowski is FCC chairman nominee
President Barack Obama has nominated Julius Genachowski, his campaign technology adviser, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
Digital Government
Obama names Kundra federal CIO
President Obama Thursday named Vivek Kundra to serve as federal chief information officer at the White House.
Digital Government
Whither the Navy?
Since today is <a href=http://www.afceanova.org/events/special-events/it-days/naval-it-day-fy09/naval-it-day>Naval IT Day</a>, it's a good idea to look at the overall state of the Navy. And, if you judge by the number of ships it has, the U.S. Navy is in quite sad shape, according to Ike Skelton, D-Mo., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.
Ideas