Modernization
Government should focus on the consumer experience
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, shares his thoughts on what federal agencies could learn from Silicon Valley.
Acquisition
Successful programs require independent management and oversight
Obama's emphasis on accountability should extend to agency/contractor relationships.
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