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.

People

OMB director starts blog

Orszag deals with the economy, deficit and the fiscal 2010 budget.

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.