Modernization
Apps.gov: The new look in government procurement*
The recent surprise launch of Apps.gov stirred up a lot of buzz in government and industry but also a lot of criticism.
Cybersecurity
USCIS redesigns Web site to improve usability, access
Obama administration sees redesigned site as a model for others.
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
White House to get ideas from federal employees
Federal employees can submit ideas to the White House on how to improve agencies' performance and reduce spending through a contest started today by OMB.
Cybersecurity
Authentication said key to cybersecurity
Bruce McConnell, a top cybersecurity official, said authentication of users and devices is key to cybersecurity.
Modernization
Got an App for that? Not quite yet
The White House has launched a storefront for cloud-computing services. Vendors who want to sell through it must undergo a certification process.
Modernization
Do contractor ID numbers taint transparency?
Advocacy groups are reviving long-standing questions about the suitability of corporate ownership of a critical government database.
Modernization
Kundra's great experiment: Government apps 'store front' opens for business
An online storefront where federal agencies can purchase cloud computing technology was launched today.
Cybersecurity
Pressure builds on Obama to appoint cybersecurity coordinator
The co-chairmen of the House Cybersecurity Caucus say the continued absence of a White House cybersecurity coordinator impedes agencies' abilities to update their cyber policies.
People
Senate confirms head of White House regulatory office
The Senate has confirmed Cass Sunstein to head the powerful Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs that reviews agencies' final and proposed rules before they are published.
Cybersecurity
NARA digs out of digital avalanche
The National Archives is under mounting pressure to help the federal government manage its rapidly growing store of electronic records.
Digital Government
Aides defend presidential powers in cybersecurity bill
Senate aides familiar with proposed comprehensive cybersecurity legislation say the bill would clarify the president’s authority for dealing with a cyberattack, not give the government sweeping new powers.
Digital Government
New technology gives White House a wealth of outreach opportunites
Macon Phillips talks about his challenges as White House new media director.
Digital Government
Open Government Directive only weeks away
Agencies will need formal plans on providing machine-readable data to the public.
Cybersecurity
Report: Government secrecy down slightly in 2008
An annual report says government secrecy decreased slightly in the last year of the Bush administration.
People
Obama wants smaller raises for fed employees
Citing the economic downturn and skyrocketing federal budget, the president announced he intends to trim government employees' Jan. 1 raise.
Modernization
Administration wants help archiving its Facebook, Twitter content
The Executive Office of the President wants to hire a company to crawl and archive Web sites that have content covered by the Presidential Records Act.
Cybersecurity
Experts debate expansion of president’s cybersecurity powers
Existing laws already give the president broad discretion on how to respond to cyberattacks, despite language in a Senate bill that proposes giving the president specific powers during such events, expert says.
Cybersecurity
Bill would give president power to disconnect private networks
A Senate bill proposes giving the president the power to shut down and disconnect any government or private computer network or system that is compromised by a cyberattack.
People