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
Administration asks for $20.5 billion increase for defense
The Defense Department’s acquisition process will be reformed under the White House’s proposed budget.
Modernization
IT, health care would get more under budget
The Health and Human Services Department would get money to increase techology, research and program integrity under the HHS $76.8 billion request.
Cybersecurity
2010 budget adds to DHS immigration programs
The Obama administration has requested a 6.5 percent increase for the Homeland Security Department, which would raise the department’s discretionary budget to $42.7 billion.
Cybersecurity
Administration to request more for cybersecurity
The Obama administration plans to increase spending on cybersecurity, according to an overview of the budget request released today.
Modernization
Survey: Security is CIOs’ top challenge
Information security continues to be the leading priority and challenge for CIOs because threats have become more complex, according to a new survey.
Modernization
Obama names online staff
4 White House appointees will form the nucleus of the Obama administration’s online team.
Modernization
E-mail case continues with Obama
The groups that sued the government over the alleged loss of millions of e-mail messages has opposed the government's motion to have the case dismissed. Meanwhile, the government's latest motion for dismissal was filed after President Barack Obama took office.
People
Devaney to oversee recovery funds
The Interior Department inspector general, who uncovered the department’s dealings with disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, will monitor economic stimulus outlays for waste and abuse.
Cybersecurity
Obama takes up the cybersecurity mantel
The Obama administration must decide the future of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
Modernization
Treasury grapples with devising systems for TARP
The department plans to release soon requests for proposals for the modernization of two programs -- its foreign intelligence network and enterprise content management system.
Modernization
Issa seeks info on White House e-mail use
Rep. Darrell Issa, the senior Republican on the House Oversight panel, is asking the White House to clarify its policies on staffers using personal e-mail accounts such as Gmail.
Modernization