Digital Government
White House sets up health IT task force
The Office of Management and Budget and HHS are creating a health IT task force for better coordination.
Digital Government
Chopra delivers state of the union address for technology
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra keynoted The Atlantic magazine's State of the Union for Technology event today.
People
Obama's health plan would expand use of IT
President Obama's health care plan includes some new databases and IT systems to reduce fraud and waste.
People
White House official advises on open-government plans
Agencies' open-government plans should not specify programs but instead outline the goals for transparency, a White House official said today.
People
Employees and the public are full of good ideas that agencies can tap
Agencies must be ready to solicit ideas from the public and provide incentives for that participation.
Cybersecurity
Cyberattack simulation highlights vulnerabilities
A simulation exercise today showed the legal and technical problems a cyberattack could cause.
Cybersecurity
Bringing cybersecurity to the watercooler
Melissa Hathaway, who led the Obama administration cyberspace policy review last year, urges a national dialogue in understandable language on the cyber threat.
Modernization
Administration names Open Gov working group
The group is working on the issues of transparency and participation by the federal government.
Digital Government
Agencies on track to meet open gov deadline
Most agencies will meet the Feb. 6 deadline for creating an open government Web page and securing technology for engaging with the public as required by President Barack Obama's Open Government Directive, according to the General Services Administration.
People
Meyerrose: Takai would be qualified for Defense CIO post
California CIO Teri Takai, the expected nominee as the Defense Department's chief information officer, has a proven track record in IT leadership, but the military poses a new set of challenges.
People
Fresher data would improve Data.gov, watchdog groups say
The Data.gov transparency Web site could be improved if it had newer data, used better data formats and offered more options for searching, transparency advocates said in a letter to the White House.
People
Obama wants faster program reviews and more agency input
The administration wants to continually streamline what works and eliminate what doesn't work.
Cybersecurity
Budget would double money for Justice IT fund
The Obama administration wants $179.79 million for the Justice Information Sharing Technology programs in fiscal 2011.
Cybersecurity
Virtual border fence would lose under budget
The administration wants $43.59 billion for the Homeland Security Department in fiscal 2011 compared with the $42.60 billion that the department got for this year.
People
Obama proposes expanding acquisition workforce
The administration says the government's spending has doubled, but the size of the workforce has remained generally constant.
People
The 2.0 presidency: Obama to stage YouTube-based exchange
Experts say the president's Feb. 3 venture helps validate the role in social media in governance.
Digital Government
White House launches iPhone app
The White House has joined in the application frenzy with a free download for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
Cybersecurity
Better integrated intell could save lives
National security agencies want to make the various databases that hold terrorism information more searchable after the failed Christmas Day airplane bombing.
Cybersecurity
Candidate for TSA top job withdraws from consideration
The Transportation Security Administration is still without a leader now that White House nominee Erroll Southers has withdrawn from consideration.
Acquisition