People

FEMA adopts open standards

Public alert systems to use same standard that local emergency managers embrace.

People

FCW Insider: Absenteeism revisited

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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.