Digital Government
Senate committee passes tsunami bill
It would allocate $35 million a year to repair tsunami detection technology along the Pacific coast and create a national tsunami warning system.
Cybersecurity
Bush order surprises watchdog group
Open government advocates say the president's executive order fails to address the cause of problems in accessing government information.
Modernization
Auditors say EPA e-cycling efforts fall short
A congressional working group has called for a national plan to address the problem.
People
Lawsuit alleges OPM withholds workforce data
The personnel office is whittling down FOIA by withholding access to portions of a federal employee database containing nonpersonal information, a research group alleges.
People
Lawsuit charges OPM with concealing civilian staffing data
Watchdog groups say that without such data, they would be unable to analyze how new personnel rules that DHS and DOD have adopted ultimately reshape the federal workforce.
Digital Government
Democrats, Republicans get partisan about R&D
Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.) introduced legislation today that would create a new division in the Energy Department modeled on the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
People
Smart traffic plan faces local hurdles
Major cities are reluctant to give info on congestion to private firm
People
EPA's Nelson heads to Microsoft
In her newly created position, Nelson will help develop Microsoft's e-government strategy.
Digital Government
Transportation spending bill delivers blow to outsourcing
Measure would require private firms involved in competitive sourcing to demonstrate specific levels of savings to get the work.
Digital Government
House Democrats stake out high-tech ground
Introduced as the Innovation Agenda, plan seeks to double NSF's budget
Digital Government
Backing up your paper
Lost records convince officials that encrypted digital backups are crucial
Cybersecurity
Interior secretary downplays FISMA flaws
Inspector general's report states testing repeatedly revealed systems were susceptible to cyberattacks.
Digital Government
Dems plan to jump-start America's technological competitiveness
Initiatives would support research, training and education in an effort to inspire future innovation.
Modernization
EPA starts agency e-recycling contest
Federal facilities are asked to recycle or donate as many of their used computers as possible during the next five months.
People
NOAA turns to defense contractors
Three integrators will study risk reduction and system designs for the agency's next generation of weather satellites.
People
Rescue hero: Harold Bell
When Bell came to the FAA's Satellite Navigation Program five years ago, Capitol Hill leaders were about to cancel the project that had lured him to the agency.
Digital Government
FDA takes the pain out of Rx info
New rule requires online data for health care providers and consumers
People