Cybersecurity
DOD proposes new cybersecurity requirements for contractors
The Defense Department wants to tighten regulation of unclassified DOD data held by contractors and subcontractors.
People
OMB: Financial systems modernizations are back in business
An administration official said the financial system projects that were frozen a year ago are moving forward again.
Modernization
Poof, it's gone: Google says it zapped content by request
Google said it complied with 87 percent of content removal requests from agencies and courts.
Digital Government
Agencies urged to consider mobile-first strategy
A panel of federal executives working with mobile applications discussed the benefits of a "mobile-first" approach.
People
SSA CIO office squeezed by budget tightening
SSA Commissioner Michael Astrue announced major restructuring of some of the agency's managers and offices in response to tight budgets.
Digital Government
HHS CIO to retire
HHS CIO Michael Carleton began public service during the Nixon administration.
People
Grant funds to get better control under executive order
Danny Werfel, controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management, told a House subcommittee about oversight of more than $500 billion a year in federal grants.
Digital Government
Federal workplace to rely more on mobile, panelists say
Experts offered insights on the future of mobile devices in the federal workplace in a panel discussion.
People
House panel approves transparency bill
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has approved legislation that would reform how federal spending is reported to the public.
Digital Government
GSA helps agencies go mobile
The General Services Administration want to prepare federal agencies to use mobile devices to better reach citizens and perform their missions.
Acquisition
Biz groups want Congress to protect outsourcing
A coalition of business groups is asking Congress to uphold outsourcing and limit insourcing in the upcoming fiscal 2012 spending bills.
Digital Government
VA picks vendor for open-source ecosystem
The Veterans Affairs Department has selected a small business as the custodial agent for an open-source ecosystem development program to modernize the VA's VistA electronic health record system.
Digital Government
Tax compliance software fails IRS
IRS can't even catch all of its own potential tax cheats, thanks in part to software that misses some possibly noncompliant filers, audit concludes.
Digital Government
State starts mobile app for travelers
The State Department starts a mobile application to help U.S. travelers abroad.
Cybersecurity
USCIS telework may add to privacy risks, IG says
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services might be exposing its data to greater risks because of workers carrying files home for teleworking, a report says.
Digital Government
What to name baby? SSA has a new mobile app for that.
The Social Security Administration is putting thousands of baby names within easy reach with a new iPhone application.
People
HHS to deploy new anti-fraud software for Medicare
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that new predictive fraud-catching tools for Medicare will go into effect on July 1.
People
Agencies may get inappropriate comments on e-dockets, advisory group says
The Administrative Conference of the United States opened the door to discussing the problems with managing the flood of public comments anticipated on e-dockets.
Cybersecurity
TSA testing mobile devices for its employees, CIO says
The Transportation Security Administration is conducting pilot projects to review several mobile devices for use by employees, CIO Emma Garrison-Alexander said.
People
House panel would restore small portion of transparency funding
A House subcommittee has approved a budget for the General Services Administration's electronic government programs, but transparency advocates said it still falls short.
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