Digital Government
Government Shared Services Meet Challenges in People, Capital
Shared services continue to face challenges from how agencies are funding to finding the right personnel.
Digital Government
The Progress and Pitfalls of Government's Open Data Efforts
It’s one thing to put the data out there for the public to consume or to potentially spark new industries; it’s another to standardize those data sets.
Digital Government
White House Announces Privacy Office, Official
The White House unveiled a new office focused on protecting people's information.
Digital Government
OMB Will Revamp Payment Accuracy Website
House members demand better data, more progress on curbing improper payments.
Digital Government
Watchdog: The ‘Window’ Into Government Performance Is Pretty Cloudy
GAO says the Performance.gov website doesn’t do a very good job of tracking whether agencies are meeting their goals.
Cybersecurity
Why the A-130 Update is a Huge Deal for Government
A-130 focuses on three key elements: real-time knowledge of the environment, proactive risk management and shared responsibility.
Digital Government
GAO: Expect Delays in DATA Act Financial Reporting
The mechanics of reporting that data are messy, a watchdog report finds, and officials at least in one agency think they might miss the deadline.
Modernization
OMB Policy Revamps Mobile Device Buying
The goal is to slash fragmentation and duplication of 1,200-plus mobile agreements and 200-plus service plans managed by the federal government.
Digital Government
It’s Official: MEGABYTE Act Signed into Law
Agency CIOs will need to develop comprehensive software licensing policies.
Digital Government
GAO: OMB, Treasury Don't Monitor DATA Act Enough
A new GAO report concludes the lack of oversight could lead agencies to incompletely report finances.
Digital Government
OMB Stresses Security in Info Management Update
This is the first time since 2000 the "Circular A-130: Managing Information as a Strategic Resource" has been updated.
Digital Government
Deltek: Federal IT Spending to Remain Flat Over Next 5 Years
Total federal IT spending is predicted to decline from $99.8 billion in fiscal 2016 to $98.3 billion by 2021.
Digital Government
Are Agencies Drowning in Data Mandates?
There's the DATA Act, the OPEN Government Act and others. Can agencies keep up?
Digital Government
Mobile Devices, HR Software Top List of Federal IT Waste
Several government tech programs could be streamlined, a watchdog report found.
Digital Government
Senator: Using USAJobs.gov is Like ‘Typing information Into the Black Hole’
Agencies should start using social media platforms such as LinkedIn to post job openings, said one witness at a Senate roundtable.
Modernization
How Many Data Centers Does the Government Actually Need?
Based on the definition of a nontiered data center, even a broom closet in a remote location with a server inside qualifies as such.
Emerging Tech
What Will OMB's New Requirements Do for Federal Customer Service?
The 2016 directive is a strong signal from the House appropriations committee that the government’s efforts to improve customer service following an executive order in 2011 have not gone far enough.
Digital Government
OMB Releases Guidelines for Government Spending Data
The DATA Act requires federal agencies to report how much congressional funding they receive, or how much money they're spending on specific projects, and post it to USAspending.gov.
Ideas
DATA Act at Year 1: In Need of a Growth Hormone
For the first time, the DATA Act has made it someone's job to define, and later enforce, common standards that will allow users to match and search across financial, budget and award reports.
Ideas