Modernization
SBInet system could get UAVs
DHS is considering using $100 million in stimulus funds to add unmanned aerial vehicles to the SBInet virtual fence system.
Digital Government
Obama wants contracting overhaul
Agencies will begin to bring outsourced work back to the government and will use more fixed-price contracts under President Barack Obama's agenda.
Modernization
Obama tries YouTube alternative
While negotiations continue with Google, the Obama administration experiments with other video systems.
People
17 words that will change acquisition
A small provision in the $787 billion stimulus law could mean big changes in government contracting.
Modernization
4 reasons e-records are still a mess
The federal government’s struggle to preserve official e-mail messages and other digital records is likely to continue during the Obama administration.
Modernization
Genachowski is FCC chairman nominee
President Barack Obama has nominated Julius Genachowski, his campaign technology adviser, as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
People
Also in the News: White House tries new approach with YouTube
The White House is testing an in-house Flash-based solution for delivering the president's weekly video messages.
Modernization
Recovery.gov linked to other stimulus tracking sites
The White House's Recovery.gov Web site for tracking stimulus spending is posting links to federal and state sites.
Cybersecurity
2010 budget adds to DHS immigration programs
The Obama administration has requested a 6.5 percent increase for the Homeland Security Department, which would raise the department’s discretionary budget to $42.7 billion.
Modernization
Obama names online staff
4 White House appointees will form the nucleus of the Obama administration’s online team.
Modernization
Transparency of Recovery.gov under scrutiny
State and local databases might not feed information to Recovery.gov easily because of incompatibility issues.
Cybersecurity
Napolitano appoints chief privacy officer
Attorney Mary Ellen Callahan will oversee Homeland Security's privacy policies.
Cybersecurity
Obama takes up the cybersecurity mantel
The Obama administration must decide the future of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.
Modernization
Issa seeks info on White House e-mail use
Rep. Darrell Issa, the senior Republican on the House Oversight panel, is asking the White House to clarify its policies on staffers using personal e-mail accounts such as Gmail.
Cybersecurity
The stimulus at a glance: The latest on IT-related proposals
The House and Senate versions of President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package contain more than $70 billion in proposed information technology spending.
People
Final stimulus bill keeps billions for IT
Major IT programs survived and thrived in the final version of the stimulus bill set to go before the House and Senate later today.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify dropped from stimulus bill
The E-Verify employment verification provisions have been dropped from the final version of the economic stimulus package.
People