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Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: John Brosnan
Brosnan helped stop or temper several potentially damaging acquisition-related provisions that had been included in the fiscal 2009 National Defense Authorization Act.
Modernization
Towns calls for IT committee on stimulus spending
Federal, state and private sector IT leaders should help track the stimulus package, House committee chairman suggests.
Digital Government
Coburn questions OMB's delays on data
USASpending.gov doesn't include subcontract and subgrant data, although 2006 legislation required the data to be available online by Jan. 1, senator says.
Modernization
Officials struggle with data for Recovery.gov
Gathering quality data to report economic stimulus spending will be difficult, the chairman of the stimulus act oversight board told Congress.
Cybersecurity
Local police want better sharing of intelligence
Law enforcement officials and civil liberties advocates today asked for improved sharing of terrorism-related information.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want more interoperability in emergency comms
House subcommittee leaders say more is needed to make emergency communications devices interoperable; they and other officials say FEMA should stay in DHS.
Modernization
House again considers electronic records bill
A new House bill would expand the National Archives and Records Administration's ability to dictate how agencies and the White House maintain electronic records.
Modernization
Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
People
House members back whistleblower bill
The federal whistleblower protection provisions that almost made it into the economic stimulus law are revived in the House.
Modernization
OMB: Stimulus grant applications may overwhelm portal
Grants.gov is already struggling to keep up with the increase in demand, and agencies must find other methods for accepting economic recovery grant applications and submit plans to OMB by March 13.
Modernization
IG: Transportation has hands full tracking stimulus funds
The attention required to distribute the funds quickly while providing significant oversight will force DOT to limit its focus on transportation safety issues, Calvin Scovel told Congress.
Cybersecurity
Group: Data sharing still falls short
A task force today recommended policy and information technology solutions that the administration and Congress should use to improve how security information is shared by authorities.
People
Group advocates federal knowledge management program
The Federal Knowledge Management Initiative Committee wants a centralized resource created for agencies to help them develop knowledge management efforts.
Cybersecurity
Peer-to-peer protection bill introduced
House members have introduced legislation designed to protect against the risks to security and privacy associated with peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.
Acquisition
House committee establishes acquisition panel
The new defense acquisition panel will help guide reforms in the next two defense authorization bills, the House Armed Services Committee says.
Modernization
Lieberman: CRS reports should be freely accessible
Congressional Research Service reports should be made available to the public through a centralized, searchable system, according to Sen. Joe Lieberman.
Cybersecurity
Administration will review FISMA metrics
OMB said it will review the metrics agencies use to report their compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Digital Government