Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity report coming soon
The Obama administration expects to make public in the coming days the results of its 60-day cybersecurity review, according to the official who led that evaluation.
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Kundra wants data more available
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra wants the government to make its data more available and services more accessible.
Cybersecurity
Obama picks top DHS intell officer
President Barack Obama plans to nominate Philip Mudd as DHS’ new undersecretary for intelligence and analysis. Meanwhile, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will appoint Bart Johnson as principal deputy undersecretary for intelligence and analysis.
Cybersecurity
Administration addresses power grid weaknesses
The Obama administration is speeding development of cyber protections for the smart grid.
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Obama reverses course on FOIA
Open-government advocates applaud Obama's open-government rhetoric but are looking for tangible results.
Digital Government
Obama to nominate Martha Johnson to head GSA
President Obama will nominate Martha Johnson as GSA administrator.
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Forman: Political appointees must be ready to lead
To be effective agents of change, political appointees have to establish risk boundaries and gain confidence fast.
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Kelman: Agencies have an opportunity to attract young, energetic employees
Agencies worried about losing seasoned employees to retirement should take advantage of opportunities created by a combination of scarce private-sector jobs and the new president's appeal.
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Welles: Agencies will recover too
Federal employees can expect more work and visibility as the economic recovery efforts move ahead.
Cybersecurity
Senator says his office computers were hacked
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said his office's computers were recently multiple times. He and two other senators are crafting a cybersecurity bill.
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Federal 100 award: Thomas (Tony) Summerlin
Summerlin, of Touchstone Consulting, has been a huge force behind the scenes for the CIO Council, working on the presidential transition and focusing on the federal government's e-government programs.
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Federal 100 winner: Tim Young
Young served as former deputy administrator for e-government and information technology in the Bush administration until 2008.
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Online news updates and headlines
Vivek Kundra has returned to work as the federal chief information officer.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: Macon Phillips
After the 2008 presidential election, Phillips developed Change.gov and oversaw the Obama-Biden Transition Team’s overall online communications.
Digital Government
Federal 100 winner: Earl Stafford
Stafford, former chairman and CEO of Universal Systems and Technology Inc., founded the company in 1988 after a career in the Air Force. Recently acquired by Lockheed Martin Corp., Unitech has grown from a small professional services firm into a provider of robust business and technical solutions.
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Kundra reinstated to federal CIO post
Vivek Kundra is back on the job as Obama's CIO, a White House source has confirmed.
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FCW Analysis: Kundra's job is now in question
The arrest of a former employees raises questions about Kundra's ability to take the federal CIO role.
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Also in the news: Kundra takes leave of absence
Vivek Kundra takes leave of absence after the arrest of a former employee by the FBI.
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Also in the news: FBI arrests D.C. IT official who worked in Kundra's office
FBI agents raided the D.C. government offices where Kundra used to work and arrested a former employee of his in a bribery sting.
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