Why Government's Cool Again
06/30/09 04:40 pm ET
We've heard working for government has become cool again. Here's some anecdotal evidence.>>
TECHNOLOGY AND THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
06/30/09 04:40 pm ET
We've heard working for government has become cool again. Here's some anecdotal evidence.>>
06/30/09 10:07 am ET
As promised, federal CIO Vivek Kundra unveiled OMB's dashboard application for monitoring federal IT projects this morning at the Personal Democracy Forum Conference in New York City.>>
06/29/09 06:00 pm ET
Our colleagues at the Tech Daily Dose blog report that Sheila Campbell, manager for government Web best practices and co-chairwoman of the Federal Web Managers Council in the General Services Administration's Office of Citizen Services, pegs the number of federal Web sites at about 24,000, the same number that's been used for years, although some have said it's higher than 25,000.>>
06/26/09 05:15 pm ET
The White House apparently has listened to the public's request for more collaboration in drafting recommendations for an open government directive after drawing flack for a short brainstorming session in May. The administration this week began the third and final phase of a public process aimed at creating a more transparent, collaborative and participatory government.>>
06/25/09 04:45 pm ET
During his remarks this afternoon following a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss immigration, President Obama announced a new initiative that will allow applicants for U.S. citizenship to check their application status online:>>
06/24/09 03:24 pm ET
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, who ran for president in 2008, has a different take on transparency than open government guru President Barack Obama.>>
06/23/09 08:12 pm ET
My colleague at TechDailyDose reports that Davis isn't interested in being cyber czar after all:
Former Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., said Tuesday that he does not want the job of President Obama's cybersecurity coordinator despite recent rumblings that he was one of the top contenders for the position.>>
06/23/09 02:32 pm ET
Time magazine reported on Friday that former Republican congressman Tom Davis of Virginia is the White House's leading candidate to be the nation's first cybersecurity czar:>>
06/22/09 05:27 pm ET
One of the fascinating things about government IT is the extent to which the government's investments in technology and research benefit society as a whole. The government has always provided much of the funding for the type of basic scientific research that has led to development of technologies like personal computers or the Internet. The scientific community relies heavily on the government to provide resources that would otherwise be unavailable.>>
06/18/09 06:16 pm ET
The Air Force failed to keep track of requests for government records under the Freedom of Information Act, three years after a federal court found a pattern of not processing FOIA requests, according to an agency audit released to the National Security Archive.>>
06/18/09 02:55 pm ET
Ever wonder what federal officials do once they retire from government? In the case of Greg Garcia, the DHS cyber chief appointed by Bush, he takes to the stage.>>
06/16/09 07:59 pm ET
The White House on Wednesday released a plan for protecting consumers from deceptive financial practices that calls for greater disclosure, or, "transparency," as President Obama likes to say.>>
06/16/09 04:16 pm ET
The General Services Administration announced today that Verizon Business Services will offer secure Internet connections to agencies via the Networx Universal contract. Verizon joins AT&T and Qwest Government Services in offering managed trusted Internet protocol service on Networx Universal.>>
06/15/09 04:15 pm ET
The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general released a report Friday on the security program for DHS' Intelligence systems. Since it relates to weaknesses in top secret and sensitive systems, the report is predictably short in length and vague in its recommendations.>>
06/12/09 04:57 pm ET
A twitter outage in Iran on Friday reportedly foiled some supporters of a leading reformist candidate in the country's presidential election.>>
06/11/09 06:10 pm ET
A lot of names are being floated around as possible picks for the position of cyber czar, and interestingly enough, none seem to be Melissa Hathaway.>>
06/11/09 03:04 pm ET
As my colleague Robert Brodsky reported last week, the Recovery Board issued an RFQ this morning for the redesign of the Recovery.gov Web site.>>
06/10/09 04:26 pm ET
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday remodeled its Web site partly to direct users to its safety-related content.>>
06/10/09 04:01 pm ET
Wired's Danger Room blog has obtained a copy of a May 18 operations order from the Army's 93rd Signal Brigade directing information managers on domestic military bases to allow personnel to access Facebook, Vimeo, Delicious, Flickr and Twitter. From the order:>>
06/10/09 11:44 am ET
On Monday, the Senate Committee for Homeland Security and Government Affairs approved by unanimous voice vote the nomination of Martha Johnson to be GSA administrator. Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., praised Johnson for her experience and firsthand knowledge of GSA:>>
06/09/09 05:21 pm ET
The Homeland Security Department's Directorate for Science & Technology, which is the primary research and development arm of the Homeland Security Department, requested an increase of $5.4 million for cybersecurity in President Obama's fiscal 2010 budget.>>
06/08/09 05:31 pm ET
Have politicians learned from President Obama about the value of the Internet for campaigning? Larry Sabato argued that they haven't learned enough during a speech he gave at the University of Virginia on Sunday.>>
06/05/09 04:09 pm ET
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has become the star of the Government 2.0 movement recently, as the agency has been wildly successful in deploying social media to raise awareness of recent public health crises, including the peanut butter/salmonella outbreak and the recent swine flu scare.>>
06/04/09 05:12 pm ET
Since her days as Arizona governor, Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has not been the biggest advocate of the Secure Border Initiative -- a multi-year plan for reducing illegal immigration and protecting U.S. borders through a combination of physical fencing and monitoring technology.>>
06/03/09 05:03 pm ET
President Obama's open government initiative is on track with part two of a process intended to involve the public in policymaking. Late Tuesday night, White House officials released a summary of part one -- a week-long brainstorming session -- and a bit more information on round two.>>
06/03/09 11:39 am ET
One of the social media applications widely used by citizens and federal employees alike -- Twitter -- is the latest to be infected by a virus, which raises the question: How is the Obama administration going to leverage Web 2.0 technologies, as promised, while locking down sensitive and private information?>>
06/03/09 10:38 am ET
Two consumer groups have lined up to oppose President Obama's pending appointment of Google's Andrew McLaughlin as deputy chief technology officer in the White House.>>
06/02/09 05:44 pm ET
The problem with technology is that once something has been deemed "hot," it's most likely not (anymore). Could that be happening to Twitter?>>
06/01/09 05:19 pm ET
Homeland Security Department Secretary Janet Napolitano rounded out her cybersecurity team today, announcing the appointment of two key posts that will report to Phillip Reitinger, the cyber chief at the department.>>
06/01/09 01:13 pm ET
The blogosphere is buzzing over last week's report that Google head of global public policy Andrew McLaughlin will join the Obama administration as deputy chief technology officer under Aneesh Chopra.>>
