People

Air Force CIO sets departure date

John Gilligan will leave the service May 10.

Cybersecurity

EPA takes the pain out of patching

Automated approach lets agency spread security patches far and wide .

Modernization

Know your network

Milwaukee County uses discovery tool to keep network humming.

Modernization

GAO tells TSA to wire up

The Transportation Security Administration must provide high-speed connections to all airports so employees can complete online courses, congressional auditors say.

People

Into the backup fold

DOT's centralized backups improve protection of remote office data.

People

NHS needs health IT personnel

There's a global shortage of qualified professionals who understand both health care and IT, says the director general of the United Kingdom's health IT project.

People

Lisagor: Organizational tapestry

The best managers share information in an open and collegial manner.

People

OMB and Congress at odds over budgeting

Appropriators often put politics above efficient government.

People

DHS changes, past and future

With Cooper's departure, some talk about giving the CIO more muscle.

People

Fixing the retirement system

OPM in a race against time.

People

OPM asks health providers for IT plans

Office of Personnel Management officials want companies that provide health coverage for federal employees to convert to electronic health records.

People

OMB: Show business benefits of architecture

Agencies will throw money at enterprise architects when they demonstrate success in mission support, said OMB's chief architect.

People

Never too late to improve ERP

Maximize, consolidate, simplify.

People

GPO staff head to class

E-learning courses teach how to resolve conflicts and build communities.

People

IG takes issue with Energy architecture

The department has not fully defined current and future IT requirements, the inspector general says.

People

Cooper joins Red Cross as CIO

The former CIO at DHS now has the same position at the Red Cross.

People

OMB targets redundancy

The time for cutting redundant agency information technology systems is at hand, Karen Evans said.

People

Agencies to form commodity councils

If agencies can drive a better deal by bringing purchases together, OMB will ask them to do it, the head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy says.

People

Exhibit 300s change little

OMB's IT administrator says the agency will not significantly alter requirements for business case submissions.

People

Proponent of open government

McDermott: Feds closing the door to information.