Modernization
Kundra said to be Obama's pick for OMB e-gov chief
The District of Columbia's chief technology officer has focused on applications that promote public collaboration, transparency and performance.
Digital Government
Killefer's resignation seen as setback for federal IT
Technology professionals express disappointment, urge Obama to find a replacement with similar experience inside and outside government.
Modernization
GPO's new content system advances
The Government Printing Office's new content repository system has more than 150,000 documents and will soon replace GPO's current system.
Digital Government
IT-related stimulus spending
View a chart that details technology-related spending in the House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's stimulus package.
Ideas
The Lowdown on E-Health ROI
How long before the government's investment in e-health records -- mostly spent in the form of "incentives" provided through Medicare and Medicaid -- starts to pay off? Longer than you may think, if you look at the Congressional Budget Office's <a href="http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9968/hr1.pdf">analysis of the House stimulus bill</a>.
People
Taxing Times
Three of Obama's high-level nominees have had tax problems. Two have stepped down.
Digital Government
Mobile Armor for the Navy
That's not the kind you wear. It's the kind you put on your computer to protect data at rest from bad guys.
Digital Government
Services to Share the Cyber Thing
That's the bottom line on cyberspace from the <a href=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2009/QRMFinalReport_v26Jan.pdf>Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review Report</a> signed by the secretary of Defense last week. And it seems to put an end to <a href=http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=40246&printerfriendlyvers=1>Air Force hopes</a> of running the cyber show.
People
FCW Insider: Stealth comments revisited
Several readers take the FCW Insider to task for taking Obama's team to task over not publishing comments they receive through WhiteHouse.gov.
People
Killefer withdraws as first federal performance officer
Management executive Nancy Killefer cited tax problems as she withdrew from consideration.
Cybersecurity
DHS approved 65 technologies under Safety Act
The Homeland Security Department approved 65 anti-terrorism products and services for special liability protections under the Safety Act in 2008.
Digital Government