People
VHA flunks medical school contract management, IG says
The Veterans Health Administration has problems with implementing a 2006 directive to improve its contracting with affiliated medical schools and teaching hospitals, according to a new report.
Digital Government
VA gets ready for iPhones and iPads
Roger Baker, CIO of the Veterans Affairs Department, said the department is getting ready to open wired and wireless networks to iPads and iPhones by Oct. 1.
Modernization
Kundra explains cost-cutting for 24,000 fed websites
The White House plan to cut waste in the 24,000 federal websites has more ambitious goals of improving efficiency and service, according to Federal CIO Vivek Kundra.
Digital Government
CMS' antifraud systems are underused, GAO says
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services installed two anti-fraud systems in 2006, but neither is fully functioning as intended, a report says.
Modernization
Archives wants Wikipedia volunteers to help digitize documents
The National Archives and Records Administration wants help from Wikipedia-savvy volunteers to help prepare important digital documents for online access.
Digital Government
Clinton kicks off open-government partnership
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton introduced a partnership to use technology to foster transparent information and government spending accountability.
People
White House Twitter Town Hall offers lessons
It's been almost a week since the White House's first Twitter Town Hall and the online discussion of what went right and what went wrong continues.
Modernization
SSA lags in moving statements online: official
Most workers won't get personal statements from the Social Security Administration this year, and there is no schedule for moving the statements online, a GAO official said.
Digital Government
Senate gives VA full IT budget; House offers less
The House and Senate disagree on VA's IT budget for fiscal 2012.
Digital Government
NASA, DOJ take hits in fiscal 2012 budget package
The House Appropriations Committee took scissors to NASA's James Webb Space Telescope program and reduced state and local grant programs run by the Justice Department in its fiscal 2012 budget package.
People
National Archives reveals its social media hits and misses
The National Archives and Records Administration has released its most recent data on social media traffic showing viewership trends for Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and other popular sites.
People
More federal agencies blog on Tumblr
Tumblr is growing in popularity as a blogging platform for federal agencies, and a Tumblr executive explains why.
People
Online influence: How does your agency rate?
President Barack Obama leads in online influence, but federal agencies and other executives vary in their online clout scores, according to the Klout.com index.
Digital Government
Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.
Acquisition
Congress stretches deadline for DOD task order protests; civilian jurisdiction unclear
A new Federal Register notice on a new acquisition rule regarding task-order protests has reignited the debate on jurisdiction over civilian protests.
Acquisition
VA hopes to transform IT systems with T4 contract
The Veterans Affairs Department laid out several goals for its ambitious $12 billion "T4" IT acquisitions contract.
People
Agencies, industry seek answers to mobile puzzle
Federal executives, vendors and other interested parties can join crowdsourcing discussions online about federal mobile computing.
Digital Government
VA to open network to popular mobile devices
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to allow employees to use mobile devices on VA networks by Oct. 1, CIO Roger Baker announced.
People
White House to hold Twitter Town Hall
The White House will hold Twitter Town Hall that will combine a live Q&A session online with the president and tweeted questions from the public.
People
How to engage your online audiences
The Health and Human Services Department's new media team shares its lessons learned with other agencies.
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