People
OMB nominee Orszag said he will use IT to improve performance
President-elect Barack Obama’s OMB director would also strengthen information technology use to deliver services and make contracting and acquisition more efficient.
Digital Government
GSA may have a second round of STARS contracts
Official says the success of the governmentwide IT contract warrants a second version.
Modernization
CIOs like Web 2.0 tools for sharing information
Employees will adopt Web 2.0 tools whether agencies allow it or not, chief information officers say.
Digital Government
Towns: Committee will perform strong oversight
Rep. Edolphus Towns, the new chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, said he intends to perform vigorous oversight of government agencies.
People
White House office ordered to search for e-mail messages
As part of ongoing litigation, a federal judge today ordered the Executive Office of the President to search workstations and media for any e-mail messages sent or received between March 2003 and October 2005.
People
FCW Insider: Is Obama ready for an e-democracy crush?
Obama's social networking strategy could generate more traffic than the administration will be prepared to handle.
People
Users create a briefing book for Obama
The Change.gov Web site offers people a chance to recommend priorities to the Obama administration.
Digital Government
White House ordered to search employee computers for missing e-mails
Directive, which includes memory sticks, CDs and DVDs, is part of the effort to find missing messages during more than two years.
Digital Government
VA secretary nominee says he will automate Veterans Affairs
Shinseki tells Senate panel that leadership, not technology, is slowing the move to a shared electronic health record with Defense.
Digital Government
Get a Life!: Work life Obama-style
Michelle Obama has placed work/life balance high among her policy concerns as she becomes first lady. But what are the prospects for work/life benefits in this time of a growing federal deficit?
Ideas