TECHNOLOGY AND THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNMENT
01/29/10 05:57 pm ET
For decades, computer geeks - the pocket-protector crowd -- have been considered the bottom feeders in the dating ocean. (We're talking about men, here, not the female techies.) But guys take heart. Technologists just actually may be more attractive to women than their rivals in other occupations.>>
01/27/10 08:21 pm ET
The Labor Department has moved its entire financial system to what an agency contractor describes as a cloud-based application, the contractor, Global Computer Enterprises, announced on Thursday. >>
01/26/10 11:30 am ET
Open source software vendor Red Hat launched a Web site on Monday to "explore what happens when the open source way is applied to the world" through five channels: business, education, government, law and life.>>
01/25/10 05:25 pm ET
New downloadable statistics that agencies posted online on Jan. 22 disappeared on Monday, according to a government Web site tracking department participation. Agencies uploaded almost 300 new data sets on Friday, as required by the open government directive. >>
01/22/10 11:09 am ET
Following in the footsteps of many other federal agencies, including the Homeland Security Department, Health and Human Services, and the Army, the General Services Administration launched a blog on Friday that will focus on trends in information technology procurement.>>
01/21/10 08:29 pm ET
After Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new commitment to undoing foreign online censorship, U.S. tech vendors pledged support on the condition that State's moves do not harm domestic business. >>
01/20/10 05:19 pm ET
Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration and it comes at a time when reports indicate the public is dissatisfied with the president's performance, especially with its overhaul of the health care system.>>
01/19/10 06:36 pm ET
Flash drives have caused many information security officers headaches. But now Lockheed Martin Corp. says it has developed a USB drive, called "Iron Clad" that, according to Reuters:>>
01/15/10 06:16 pm ET
The administration on Friday disclosed the mechanics of how it is preserving unclassified White House emails, including BlackBerry messages, in response to a settlement between the nonprofit National Security Archive and the Executive Office of the President. >>
01/15/10 05:24 pm ET
Slate held a contest for readers to submit ideas on how the Transportation Security Administration could improve security at airports. The site received 375 submissions, which were judged by a panel of four judges: >>
01/14/10 04:56 pm ET
Private sector executives on Thursday let Obama cxabinet deputy secretaries learn the secret behind their success: technology-driven operations. >>
01/13/10 05:39 pm ET
Jose Antonio Vargas at the Huffington Post reminded readers about the power of the Web and social networking during times of natural disasters, such as the earthquake in Haiti:>>
01/12/10 04:47 pm ET
Acquisition Solutions Inc. purchased nearly all of the assets of ICOR Partners LLC, a government consulting firm, and has created a business unit to specialize in management solutions. Acquisition Solutions provides agencies with training sand program management services, development of contract requirements, and process improvement and other contracting support. ICOR offers enterprise architecture, governance, business transformation, performance and portfolio management advice. >>
01/12/10 04:47 pm ET
Acquisition Solutions Inc. purchased nearly all of the assets of ICOR Partners LLC, a government consulting firm, and has created a business unit to specialize in management solutions. Acquisition Solutions provides agencies with training sand program management services, development of contract requirements, and process improvement and other contracting support. ICOR offers enterprise architecture, governance, business transformation, performance and portfolio management advice. >>
01/12/10 05:42 pm ET
The Social Security Administration, bogged down with a backlog of disability claims and oncoming onslaught of baby boomer paperwork, is trying to expedite processing by paying medical providers $15 to submit applicants' records electronically. >>
01/11/10 04:55 pm ET
Bob Evans, senior vice president and content director at TechWeb, and I have been discussing federal IT spending -- too much, not enough, or how do you know? It was prompted by a blog item he posted on Jan. 5. We started the e-mail discussion shortly after.>>
01/08/10 02:43 pm ET
Health information technology advocates say new federal requirements for hospitals to become eligible to receive electronic health record incentives set the bar too high.>>
01/08/10 03:26 pm ET
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra spoke at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday and his message was one that should be familiar to Nextgov readers: He spoke abstractly of making government more open to innovation and specifically emphasized the importance of standards in health information technology.>>
01/07/10 11:29 am ET
Most have probably heard of classics like Charlotte's Web, James and the Giant Peach and the whole Judy Blume library, but how about a children's how-to book on becoming a spy?>>
01/06/10 04:23 pm ET
Bob Evans, senior vice president and content director at TechWeb, this week took on Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra in his blog for adding $5 billion to -- rather than cutting -- the $76 billion federal information technology budget. >>
01/06/10 01:27 pm ET
Since his campaign President Obama has repeatedly emphasized how he wants to attract a more diverse group of Americans into public service. Yesterday he advanced that goal by appointing Amanda Simpson to be senior technical advisor to the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security.>>
01/05/10 04:41 pm ET
Less than a week after the White House began releasing visitor logs on a regular basis, watchdog groups already are linking the names of people doing business there to campaign finance stats online for all to see. >>
01/04/10 06:28 pm ET
Like any publication scrambling to fill those dark days at the end of the year, InformationWeek handed out its annual awards in December.And there was one name included on the list that may come as a surprise to Nextgov readers: Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, who was named "Chief of the Year" by the magazine: >>
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