Modernization
Federal 100 winner: Shahid Shah
Shah, Netspective Communications founder and chief architect of the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business, provided technology leadership on an array innovations for the Office of Management and Budget and the BFELOB system.
People
Federal 100 winner: Erik Hopkins
Hopkins, professional staff member responsible for information technology, cybersecurity and records management for Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), is driven to bring transparency into the management of agency information technology.
People
Federal 100 winner: Tim Young
Young served as former deputy administrator for e-government and information technology in the Bush administration until 2008.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: Alan Paller
Paller helped develop the overall strategy for the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Digital Government
Coburn questions OMB's delays on data
USASpending.gov doesn't include subcontract and subgrant data, although 2006 legislation required the data to be available online by Jan. 1, senator says.
Modernization
Officials struggle with data for Recovery.gov
Gathering quality data to report economic stimulus spending will be difficult, the chairman of the stimulus act oversight board told Congress.
People
Public comments and the regulatory process
OMB has received some interesting feedback on how federal agencies can do a better job of getting public input on proposed regulations.
Modernization
Issa wants subcontract data on Recovery.gov
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa considers the lack of subcontractor data to be a weak spot in Recovery.gov.
Modernization
GAO will review state plans for stimulus cash
Federal auditors will check how state governments plan to spend their money from the new economic stimulus law, an official said.
Modernization
OMB: Stimulus grant applications may overwhelm portal
Grants.gov is already struggling to keep up with the increase in demand, and agencies must find other methods for accepting economic recovery grant applications and submit plans to OMB by March 13.
People
Kundra plays well in the land down under
An Australian blogger hopes his country's politicians are paying attention to developments in the Obama administration.
People
Group advocates federal knowledge management program
The Federal Knowledge Management Initiative Committee wants a centralized resource created for agencies to help them develop knowledge management efforts.
Cybersecurity
Kundra picks up cybersecurity mantle
The new federal CIO pushes for cybersecurity reviews and a more global view of federal concerns.
People
Kundra era signals digital shift for government
Federal CIO should tap pockets of agency innovators to overcome budget, culture barriers to broad Web 2.0 approach.
Cybersecurity
Obama names Kundra federal CIO
Vivek Kundra says he wants to improve transparency and engage people.
Modernization
Agencies have problems collecting Recovery.gov data
Agencies must post information that accounts for how they have used the funds on federal programs or distributed as grants to states and local governments.
Cybersecurity
Administration will review FISMA metrics
OMB said it will review the metrics agencies use to report their compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act.
Modernization
GSA close to agreement with YouTube
Negotiations between GSA and several social media sites have focused on terms-of-service agreements.
Modernization
Draft standard could improve financial reports
Agencies would use the standard report management process to generate financial data and statements including for balance sheets and statement of budgetary resources.
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