People
NIH, CDC sign global pact on data sharing
Several funders of public health research are coming closer to overcoming barriers to information sharing with a new global agreement, supporters say.
Digital Government
Energy Department launches redesigned site
Energy.gov debuts a new look today with links to social networking sites.
Digital Government
Higginbottom picked as deputy director at OMB
More executive changes: Heather Higginbottom to be named deputy director at OMB, and GSA's Teresa Nasif moves to head senior executive service initiatives.
People
Deputy CTO leaving White House
Beth Noveck has been director of the White House Open Government Initiative and will return to academia.
People
FDA outlines plan to be more transparent to industry
The Food and Drug Administration said it is taking a series of actions to make its activities more transparent to industry.
Digital Government
JFK Library to start largest converted digital archive
Listeners will be able to hear President John F. Kennedy's speeches in his own voice in online podcasts that will go live this month as part of the Kennedy presidential digital archive.
Digital Government
Republicans pledge YouTube postings of Oversight committee hearings
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will post videos of its proceedings on YouTube.
People
GSA's Godwin moves to USA.gov
Federal social media guru Bev Godwin has accepted a new post to oversee USA.gov
People
House adopts transparency rules
The House passed a rules package Jan. 5 that includes several transparency provisions for legislation.
Modernization
FCC holds Internet apps contest
The Federal Communications Commission wants researchers and developers to come up with tools to help measure Internet openness and determine when a broadband provider is interfering with access.
Modernization
FedFlix federal video archive grows in popularity
The FedFlix online federal short film archive has won millions of views on YouTube, and now the Library of Congress is considering streaming films online as well.
Digital Government
Ken Thibodeau retires from electronic archive development
Ken Thibodeau retired from the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 1 after 25 years in the federal government.
Digital Government
House to vote on new transparency rules
The new House GOP majority is expected to vote to require three days of advance notice to members of pending legislation, but not to include a talked-about 72-hour online publishing requirement for proposed laws.
Cybersecurity
OMB says post-WikiLeaks assessments due Jan. 28
White House and national security officials want federal agencies to complete their post-WikiLeaks assessments of how they are handling classified information by Jan. 28.
Digital Government
Facebook names Navy, Marines, Palin as stars in 2010
Facebook's Washington office polled experts and Facebook group members who chose the best political and government users of Facebook last year.
Digital Government
Coast Guard CFO takes blame for $138M in misspending
The service's Chief Financial Officer takes sole responsibility for $138 million worth of apparent violations of the Anti-Deficiency Act.
Modernization
SSA has troubles with VOIP contract, IG says
The Social Security Administration's inspector general made six recommendations to fix initial problems with the SSA's voice-over-IP contract.
Modernization
SBA site offers interactive features
The Small Business Administration gives users of its new website the chance to get customized information on their business situation.
Modernization
VA doctors' foray into cloud causes potential breach
The Veterans Affairs Department is notifying 878 patients that their personal medical data might have been breached as a result of VA physicians using a Yahoo.com cloud calendar.
Digital Government
Compete for fun and prizes: Agencies likely to get broad authority to run contests
Federal agencies would receive broad authority to sponsor prize contests for innovation under the America COMPETES Act approved by both houses of Congress.
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