Modernization

Official: Collaboration is key to successful government

White House official Beth Noveck says the collaborative model used for open-source software should be adopted by the federal government.

  • By Doug Beizer
Modernization

Kundra: IT procurement needs improving

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra said the Obama administration is exploring ways to improve the government's process for buying IT.

  • By Ben Bain
Modernization

Open-source tool available for unclassified work

The Forge.mil tool can now be used for unclassified open-source projects.

  • By Doug Beizer
Modernization

HHS makes software available for health IT network

The department said it wants to encourage health organizations to connect to the nationwide health information network by using the open-source software.

  • By Mary Mosquera
Digital Government

Agreement could boost open source

The Defense Department could gain access to new open-source software through an agreement between the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Open Source Software Institute.

  • By Doug Beizer
Modernization

DISA makes software collaboration agreement

The agency will develop and share management and administration software under a cooperative research and development agreement.

  • By Doug Beizer
Digital Government

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Acquisition

FCW Insider: U.K. gets serious about open source

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  • By John Stein Monroe
Modernization

Government to go

Government agencies are launching special versions of their Web sites designed to load quickly on the small screens of mobile phones and other handheld devices.

  • By Alan Joch
Modernization

Mobile do’s and don’ts

Government agencies are launching special versions of their Web sites designed to load quickly onto the small screens of mobile phones and other handheld devices.

  • By Alan Joch
Modernization

Who else is going mobile

Here are some of the states and agencies that have created Web sites tailored to mobile users.

  • By Alan Joch
Digital Government

Reader feedback: The debate about open-source software

A recent article on a DOD open-source project elicited several interesting comments from readers.

  • By John Stein Monroe
Modernization

CEOs seek review of government applications

Backers of open-source software want President Barack Obama to require federal agencies to consider how applications purchased by the government are developed.

  • By Doug Beizer
Modernization

NAPA urges collaboration leadership

The administration should target priorities for open, connected and innovative government to change the way agencies operate, a report says.

  • By Mary Mosquera
Digital Government

DOD launches site to develop open-source software

The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.

  • By Doug Beizer
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