Digital Government
FCW Insider: Should Kundra stay or go?
So far, we see no consensus among our readers about the future of Vivek Kundra as the federal government's first chief information officer.
Modernization
House again considers electronic records bill
A new House bill would expand the National Archives and Records Administration's ability to dictate how agencies and the White House maintain electronic records.
Modernization
Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
Modernization
GAO will review state plans for stimulus cash
Federal auditors will check how state governments plan to spend their money from the new economic stimulus law, an official said.
Cybersecurity
Officials urge civilian cybersecurity role
The outgoing director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center and others say civilian agencies should play an independent and significant role in securing unclassified networks.
People
Kundra plays well in the land down under
An Australian blogger hopes his country's politicians are paying attention to developments in the Obama administration.
Acquisition
FCW Insider: Obama contracting initiative hits a nerve
Readers are sharply divided on Obama's acquisition reform initiatives, with some readers grateful for the efforts but others still skeptical.
Cybersecurity
Group: Data sharing still falls short
A task force today recommended policy and information technology solutions that the administration and Congress should use to improve how security information is shared by authorities.
People
Group advocates federal knowledge management program
The Federal Knowledge Management Initiative Committee wants a centralized resource created for agencies to help them develop knowledge management efforts.
Digital Government
Kundra plays well in the land down under
An Australian blogger hopes his country's politicians are paying attention to developments in the Obama administration.
Modernization
Obama tries YouTube alternative
While negotiations continue with Google, the Obama administration experiments with other video systems.
Cybersecurity
Obama names Kundra federal CIO
Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.
Modernization
Agencies have problems collecting Recovery.gov data
Agencies must post information that accounts for how they have used the funds on federal programs or distributed as grants to states and local governments.
Cybersecurity
Administration will review FISMA metrics
OMB said it will review the metrics agencies use to report their compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Modernization
GSA close to agreement with YouTube
Negotiations between GSA and several social media sites have focused on terms-of-service agreements.
People
Obama names Sebelius as HHS secretary
Kansas governor would oversee health information technology as part of reforming health care.
Modernization
Recovery.gov linked to other stimulus tracking sites
The White House's Recovery.gov Web site for tracking stimulus spending is posting links to federal and state sites.
Digital Government
Budget proposes level funding for SBA
The fiscal 2010 budget would fund the Small Business Administration at $700 million, which matches the Bush administration's fiscal 2009 request.
Modernization