Digital Government
Snowe adviser hopes 2009 is brighter for health IT
Consensus on privacy and security language remains up in the air.
Digital Government
Agencies send 'hot lists' of key issues to Obama review teams
Summaries are designed to help the incoming administration hone in on urgent challenges.
Digital Government
Google's CEO wants IT to open up government
Eric Schmidt said the government agencies should use information technology to expand access to information.
People
Rep. Davis joins Deloitte
Retiring Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), former chairman of the Government Reform Committee and author of several procurement reform bills, has joined Deloitte's Federal Government Services.
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Also in the news: Deloitte gets Tim Young
The consulting firm has hired former Rep. Tom Davis, and now former OMB deputy director.
Digital Government
Industry group calls for cybersecurity partnership
A trade association is asking the incoming Obama administration to engage industry to improve cybersecurity through a social contract.
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Also in the news: Bush converts appointees to career status
The practice, called "burrowing," protects the people currently holding the offices, the Washington Post reports.
Digital Government
DNI: Data destruction a major cyber threat
The risk of hackers carrying out data-obliteration or data-scrambling attacks should be viewed as a high-level vulnerability, the director of national intelligence said.
Digital Government
DOD starts online directory for wounded service members
The National Resource Directory provides information about training, housing and benefits.
Digital Government
Are agencies buying counterfeit technology?
The federal acquisition councils are considering a rule that would require contractors to prove the authenticity of the products they supply.
People
Groups urge greater transparency in government
Applying the tools of Web 2.0 is one recommendation from open-government advocates.
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Letter: Obama administration might allow some outsourcing
A reader writes that the incoming Obama administration might allow some outsourcing of government work if it would be cost effective.
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