Cybersecurity
Employees sue FDA over privacy violations
A group of FDA staffers filed suit against the agency for monitoring their personal email on agency computers.
People
Rising stars: Young feds bring innovation to agencies
Federal managers, take note: A new generation of public servants is transforming the government, and these rising stars have new ways of thinking when it comes to solving old problems.
Modernization
Proven tips to make the best performance dashboards
Agencies should check out the colorful dials on the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's online dashboard to see some good dashboard design. Read on for more tips and good examples.
Digital Government
Jessica Nadine Hernandez: Turning a new page in federal libraries
Hernandez recruited a team of creative and energetic federal employees who are interested in modernizing federal libraries.
Modernization
FDA proposes regulating mobile health apps
For the first time, federal regulators are scrutinizing the mobile health applications market.
Digital Government
Government learns social media has a double edge
The public knows where to find your Facebook page and they're increasingly ready to use it to let you know what they think. Are you listening?
Digital Government
Japan and our response -- some questions
How will America's ability to help other countries in crisis change in an era of spending cuts? And what does that do to our global image?
Digital Government
FDA wants 33 percent budget increase
The Food and Drug Administration wants a $4.3 billion budget that has new spending on IT, food safety programs, generic drugs, vaccines and regulatory science.
People
FDA outlines plan to be more transparent to industry
The Food and Drug Administration said it is taking a series of actions to make its activities more transparent to industry.
Digital Government
Social media looms in regulations development
New Web 2.0 tools are changing the ways in which government makes and implements rules and regulations.
Digital Government
FDA says its surveillance network exceeds goals
The Food and Drug Administration said it's met its initial target of accessing health data for 25 million people for its Sentinel electronic surveillance network.
People
FDA strategic plan heavily reliant on IT
The Food and Drug Administration set agencywide goals in its new draft Strategic Priorities Plan for 2011 to 2015 that touch on many uses of IT.
People
FDA flips switch on performance management app
The Food and Drug Administration has gone live with 40 online dashboards that track performance for more than 100 program offices.
People
FCC, FDA take teamwork approach to telemedicine
The FCC and FDA have scheduled a joint public meeting in July on a teamwork approach to overseeing approval of telemedicine devices.
People
FDA task force proposes 21 transparency initiatives
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on 21 draft ideas to improve transparency and disclosure at the agency.
Modernization
FDA launches 40 online performance management dashboards
The Food and Drug Administration has started its online performance management system that tracks agency performance measures on 40 Web-based dashboards.
Digital Government
Food safety legislation may ladle IT money to FDA
Sen. Durbin's bill would increase trace-back and surveillance of food-borne illness data but lacks specifics on how it would be done.
People
HHS emphasizes dashboards, new datasets in transparency plan
The Health and Human Services Department is launching two new performance management dashboards and releasing new Medicare patient data as part of its transparency effort.
People
Audit reveals FDA not using performance data in management decisions
The Food and Drug Administration is not utilizing performance information effectively to help improve its management, according to the Government Accountability Management Office.
Modernization
FDA wants ideas for transparency
The Food and Drug Administration is asking consumers and industry executives for ideas on how to improve the flow of information about the agency's activities.
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