People
FEMA adopts open standards
Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.
People
DOD asserts more oversight of undefined contracts
Defense Department officials require more reports to manage work on risky contracts with undefined terms.
People
5 priorities still worth pursuing
The original elements of the PMA will remain priorities in the future, observers say.
People
Gourley: The key to IT compliance
Automation can help agencies comply with the growing number of IT rules and regulations.
Modernization
5 tech tools with lasting appeal
An election year and a stagnant economy aren’t slowing government’s appetite for new tech.
People
A vote of no confidence
Optical-scan voting technology moves ahead of touch screens, but is it an improvement?
People
Buzz of the Week: Dorobek joins Doan on the airwaves
Federal Computer Week enters new era after Editor-in-Chief Christopher J. Dorobek moves on to Federal News Radio.
People
Letter: DHS should follow standard rules
A reader writes about purpose of shared rules and why the Homeland Security Department should respect them.
People
DOD maps out plans for improving data
Public scrutiny requires agencies to eliminate errors, procurement official says.
Digital Government
Louisiana law sets up health care transparency site
Web site would supply consumers treatment price data, including when a physician has performed a procedure, their complication rates and patient safety indicators.
People
Editorial: Looking beyond e-mail
As innovations in communications continue to emerge, the government needs a fresh approach to the important task of archiving content.
Digital Government
Vermont trust fund aims at physicians' EHR adoption
Sponsors estimate that the fund will boost EHR penetration to 50 percent of the state's independent physicians during the next five years.
People
Buzz of the Week: An inconvenient fiscal truth
Will "I.O.U.S.A." make next year's FCW Movie Madness? Probably not, but the independent film doesn't shy away from discussing the United States' struggles with the budget, savings, trade and leadership.
People
New DHS rule would collect more info
The Homeland Security Department might demand additional information from importers and carriers that ship cargo to U.S. ports.
Modernization
Agencies hit security mark
OMB’s target is to have only 100 Internet connections governmentwide, official says.
Modernization
Enterprise architects talk the business talk
More people now see EA as a planning and management tool, not a technology project.
Modernization
Edgerton: June 30: The deadline is here
The latest IPv6 milestone ought to generate more discussion than it has.
Digital Government
Agencies push ahead on security efforts
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has released updated security settings for agencies.
People
Meagher: Information security has few friends at the top
Security requires having an agency’s senior executive team say it will happen, Interior's deputy CIO says.
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