Ideas

Making the Google Government a Reality

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Ideas

Lessons from Change.gov

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Digital Government

Feds collaborate on NHIN interface

The free software will be available to the public in March, an ONC official said.

People

Letter: FBI should share its wiki

A reader writes that the FBI wiki, Bureaupedia, should reach a broader audience beyond its agency to be effective.

People

Letter: Requirements documents should be clear

A reader writes that the acquisition workforce should take classes for writing work statements.

Acquisition

Postal Service wants software to help procurement

The software should be delivered as a service and have low reliance on IT resources, USPS says.

Acquisition

GAO rejects limits on task order reviews

The Government Accountability Office rejects the Army's assertion that contractors can't protest the service's award, only the initial solicitation.

People

TSA approves test for TWIC readers

The Transportation Security Administration has approved testing of biometric readers as part of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential program.

People

Letter: Applauding GAO recommendations for R&D centers

A reader agrees with recent recommendations by the Government Accountability Office that agencies should share best practices for managing federally funded research and development centers.

People

Court lets e-mail case against administration proceed

A federal judge has denied the Bush administration's motion to dismiss claims from two private groups that allege the executive offices of the White House failed to archive millions of e-mail messages.

Ideas

CIOs: Counselor vs. Value Seeker

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Digital Government

Potential Defense secretary has focused on management issues

Former Navy Secretary Richard Danzig praised for his candid, activist style during previous stint at the Pentagon.

Digital Government

Search for White House e-mails could span administrations

Nonprofits are optimistic that President-elect Obama's promises for transparency could mean greater cooperation in finding lost messages.

Digital Government

Systems for critical industries wide open to cyberattacks

Survey says more regulation and funding needed to push companies to better secure networks that operate vital infrastructures.

People

Navy names new research, IT chief

The service also names other IT executives.

People

IG: Sensitive information at airport at risk

The Homeland Security Department has weaknesses in computer systems at the Los Angeles airport, report says

People

Also in the News: Obama to take White House communications online

Armed with 10 million e-mail addresses collected during the presidential campaign, Obama aides plan to reach out directly to their supporters via the World Wide Web.

Digital Government

Also in the News: GPO to release 'Plum Book'

Book listing more than 8,000 positions in the executive and legislative branches will be available Nov. 12, according to a GPO press release.

People

Justice IG recommends threat-tracking system improvements

The Justice Department's inspector general recommends ways to improve the FBI's electronic terrorism-threat and suspicious-incident tracking system.