Modernization
Will Obama open the government through IT?
Speculation continues on how president-elect Barack Obama will make use of collaborative information technology to increase government transparency.
Digital Government
Agencies reduce some payment errors; but overall rate rises
Although some improper payments have been cut, the overall percentage has risen as the government measures more programs, a report by OMB says.
Digital Government
Webster heads GSA's program for service-disabled veterans
Agency seeks to bring more federal contracts to those veterans.
Acquisition
Paper urges tougher controls on contractors
A report recommends requiring contractors to report overpayments, have ethics programs.
Digital Government
GAO: NASA needs to improve its internal audits
Audits performed by NASA’s inspector general do not result in savings found at other agencies, Congress' auditing agency finds.
Digital Government
Klossner: You’re new around here, aren’t you?
FCW cartoonist ponders transitions now underway in Washington, D.C. – and at Federal Computer Week.
Digital Government
Issa sees broad focus for oversight committee
The new ranking member of the House Oversight and Reform Committee expects work on procurement, federal contracting, cybersecurity and other issues.
Modernization
Also In the News: Congress gets its own YouTube channel
Members of Congress recognize new ways to send out their message.
People
Also In the News: Obama's tech adviser prefers FCC to CTO job
The chief technology officer job wouldn't have policymaking authority, the Washington Post reports, citing sources close to transition team.
Digital Government
Also In the News: Boosting health IT won't be easy
The low level of electronic health record use and a lack of skilled technology workers pose problems, CNN reports.
People
Obama CTO may lack policy authority
One CTO candidate reportedly turned down the job because it would not include the power to set policy, according to published accounts.
Digital Government
Internet service speed is fast-track issue for new administration
The Washington Post
Modernization