Cybersecurity
Commerce loses, Education gains in IT spending
Most IT budgets would change little from fiscal 2010 under the Obama administration's budget.
Modernization
IRS, Education to team up on electronic student aid form
The IRS and Education Department will release a new student aid form in January that is shorter and easier to complete, federal CIO Vivek Kundra says.
Modernization
Education Department hit over Web site access
The National Federation of the Blind files an administrative complaint with the Education Department that alleges the agency's Web site is inaccessibile to blind visitors.
Cybersecurity
Federal student aid data isn't secure, IG says
The Education Department's student aid program risks unauthorized data loss or access problems if the department doesn't improve its information security, a new report says.
People
Feds to give states $250M for education data
States will get the $250 million for student data systems under the economic stimulus law.
People
Federal 100 winner: Glenn Perry
Perry, Education Department senior procurement executive, bridged the CIO Council and Chief Acquisition Officers Council, helping the two bodies understand each other’s expertise.
Modernization
Education technology gets millions
The economic stimulus law provides $650 million for school purchases that include computers, networks and instructional software.
Cybersecurity
Bush appointees linked with company lobbying, report says
Fifteen former Cabinet-level officials in the Bush administration are now working for companies that lobby their former agencies, according to a report from a government watchdog group.
Cybersecurity
Satisfied employees prove value
Good management has a role in making employees feel engaged and important, and evokes better performance.
People
FedTracker: Obama picks Chicago neighbor to head Education
President-elect Barack Obama has picked Arne Duncan, superintendent of Chicago's public school system, to be Secretary of Education and to spearhead the new administration’s attempts at education reform.
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