Digital Government
Majority leader's aide uses Quora for ideas on social media
The start-up website Quora is making inroads in government, with a recent question posted by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.
Modernization
Study: One-fourth of federal websites surveyed rank high in transparency
Federal websites that do well on transparency also score high in customer satisfaction and participation, according to the ForeSee market research service.
People
Engaging the public in federal rulemaking, Gov 2.0-style
Getting more people involved in federal rulemaking is not easy, but the Regulation Room website is seeing some interesting results.
Digital Government
Top CBP procurement execs show lighter side at Industry Day
Many of the top IT and procurement officials at Customs and Border Protection were on hand to share information and a few candid remarks at Tuesday's Industry Day.
Cybersecurity
Converting contract IT workers to employees saved $27M, official says
Converting IT contracting jobs into federal jobs is said to have provided $27 million in savings for the enterprise IT division at Customs and Border Protection.
Cybersecurity
AFCEA Homeland Security conference starts today
AFCEA sponsors one of the largest homeland security conferences in the country, which begins today in Washington.
Digital Government
FDA wants 33 percent budget increase
The Food and Drug Administration wants a $4.3 billion budget that has new spending on IT, food safety programs, generic drugs, vaccines and regulatory science.
Modernization
Archives budget would drop 10 percent
The National Archives and Records Administration would get $423 million under the president's budget proposal, a 10 percent cut.
People
8 agencies face big IT cuts
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra reveals the agencies that would see the sharpest IT cutbacks in fiscal 2012 under the administration's IT management reform plan.
Digital Government
VA asks for 11 percent more but IT budget doesn't change
The Veterans Affairs Department is requesting a 10.6 percent increase overall and a flat budget for its IT programs.
People
Open government initiatives might not work, CRS suggests
A new report from the Congressional Research Service recommends that Congress evaluate whether the White House's transparency agenda is effective and how much it is costing.
Digital Government
Justice seeks 2 percent budget increase, some IT cuts
The Justice Department requests increases for financial investigations and counterterrorism while reducing some IT programs.
Cybersecurity
Homeland Security requests flat budget
Some of DHS' 22 agencies are projected to see double-digit increases, while others are slated for substantial cuts.
Digital Government
White House's bad e-mail luck
The White House e-mail system was a hot topic recently after the system experienced an outage and then was named as a possible source of cyberattacks in the United Kingdom.
People
EPA wants ideas on e-rulemaking experiment
The Environmental Protection Agency has nearly completed an e-rulemaking experiment it's conducting at the Regulations.gov Exchange website.
Cybersecurity
FEMA loses 7 years' worth of major official reports
The Federal Emergency Management Agency lost its entire database of post-disaster reports for 2003 to 2010 due to a computer server failure, according to a new audit.
Digital Government
State Department shows off digital skills on Twitter
The State Department is having a busy week on Twitter and at its headquarters for an open-source technology conference.
Acquisition
Budget constraints could help IT
While there is more cost-cutting ahead for federal budgets and contracting, federal IT services are likely to be an oasis, says a new report.
People
HHS tests exchanging personal medical data over Internet
The Health and Human Services Department has begun testing direct, secure exchange of personal medical data over the Internet.
Digital Government
VA's blog grapples with possible suicide notes
The VA Vantage Point blog has seen a recent pattern of distressing comments that could be suicide notes posted by veterans.
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