Digital Government
Recovery.gov will be an interagency effort
Web site will allow the public to track federal stimulus funds, and aims to increase government transparency.
Ideas
Kolodner to Remain Health IT Chief
Dr. Rob Kolodner told me he will stay on as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, a position he held under the Bush administration, in the new Obama administration. It will truly be a demanding job considering Obama's commitment to health IT.
Digital Government
New Defense CIO?
I'm picking up strong signals that the Obama team is looking at retired Radm. Robert "Willie" Williamson to succeed John Grimes as assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration, the Pentagon's top gadget, gizmo, network and data guy.
People
FCW Insider: A note on the White House almost-blog
Perhaps the Obama administration should have held off on running a White House blog until they were ready to do it in earnest.
Modernization
FCC chairman: Use IT to improve collaboration
An FCC commissioner endorses the goal and says overhauling information technology systems should improve the agency's internal and external communications.
Ideas
Senate Likes Health IT, Too
The Senate is just a bit more generous than their friends in the House when it comes to electronic health records. In its <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090126_7579.php">version of the economic stimulus bill</a>, the Senate threw in $5 billion for "jump starting efforts to computerize health records to cut costs and reduce medical errors." That's on top of the $18 billion the Senate Finance Committee's bill for e-health records, bringing the total to $25 billion.
Cybersecurity
FEMA seeks IT for ID management
The agency wants innovative pricing choices for software that would control access and identity management to deal with surges in use after major disasters.
Cybersecurity
Bill would change security clearance process
House members have introduced legislation that would require reporting on governmentwide adjudication and investigation standards for the security clearance process.
People
Get a Life!: Paid time off
Comments show that paid time off is on the minds of federal workers, writes blogger Judy Welles.
Digital Government