Digital Government
States urged to create data catalogs
State and local governments should ramp up efforts to become more transparent, organization contends.
Modernization
Recovery.gov gets a facelift
The retooled Recovery.gov Web site for tracking economic stimulus law funding is getting mostly a thumbs-up from visitors, but another test for transparency will come later this month when the site begins adding hundreds of thousands more data points from state and local recipients of the funding.
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Stimulus map quest: It’s a long road
Data without context is meaningless to anyone but a specialist. But context without data is not so good either. Such was the dilemma presented by the Obama administration’s revamp of the Recovery.gov Web site, which was unveiled last week.
Modernization
FEMA falls short on warning systems, GAO says
A GAO official cited FEMA's lack of progress on its public alert systems for disasters, but a FEMA official defended the agency's pace.
Modernization
DHS establishes office for intelligence-sharing centers
The Homeland Security Department will establish a new office to coordinate its involvement with intelligence-sharing centers that rely on information technology.
Modernization
Stimulus spenders race to the finish line
States and feds rush to meet a reporting deadline — and there is no shortage of obstacles to providing data to the public.
Modernization
Microsoft, BNY Mellon to help states track stimulus spending
Agencies can use hosted or on-site software to track and manage projects via graphical dashboards, maps and analytics.
Cybersecurity
DHS intell office to realign IT capabilities
The Homeland Security Department's top intelligence official told a House subcommittee how IT would help share security information.
Cybersecurity
DOD opens some classified information to non-federal officials
Some officials working at state and local intelligence fusion centers will have limited access to data on the Defense Department's classified network.
Cybersecurity
Build a better test for your emergency response systems
There are a variety of techniques and tools that agencies can use to get the most out of the time and money they spend testing their emergency management systems.
Cybersecurity
Independent evaluations
Eastern Kentucky University independently evaluates how well commercial incident management software meets the criteria of the National Incident Management System standard.
Cybersecurity
Who is sending mysterious laptops to governors?
The FBI is investigating unsolicited laptop computers sent to several governors’ offices.
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State and local health IT spending to hit $9.6 billion by 2014
State and local governments are projected to spend 4.6 percent more per year on health IT through 2014, according to Input Inc., a market research firm.
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How state CIOs can help with health IT
State CIOs can play a critical role in deployment of health IT, according to a new report.
Modernization
5 pitfalls to avoid with performance management dashboards
Dashboards promise greater visibility into day-to-day agency operations, but poor data and lack of user involvement can spoil projects.
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Stimulus funding recipients register for transparency site
Recipients of stimulus funding have begun registering with a new federal Web site where they will submit reports on their spending.
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States urged to start now on health exchanges
The State Alliance for e-Health released guidance for helping state governments plan for health information exchanges.
Cybersecurity
US-CERT director resigns
Mischel Kwon, director of the Homeland Security Department's operational cybersecurity team that handles cyber incident detection, warning and response activities for civilian agencies’ networks, has resigned. She will join RSA in early September.
Modernization
Rising Star Genen Soo-Hoo
Soo-Hoo gave a new face to NYPD's Crime Stopper program by developing a multimedia-enabled "Submit a Tip" Web site.
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