People
GSA names 'chief greening officer' for buildings
GSA has designated Eleni Reed to be Chief Greening Officer in charge of reducing the federal environmental footprint.
People
World Bank will start sweeping new disclosure policy
The World Bank has new policy of disclosing most documents.
Digital Government
VA offers $80M in industry contest
The Veterans Affairs Department announced the third round of innovation competitions, this time with $80 million available for contracts to the winners.
Modernization
Patent office teams with Google to put data online
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is handing over nearly 10 terabytes of its data to Google so that it can be made available for free online.
Modernization
Cooler data centers could save millions for IRS
Federal auditors today said the IRS could save $3 million over four years by improving energy efficiency at two data centers, but the service disagreed with that estimate.
Modernization
Microsoft offers cloud for politicians
Microsoft has teamed with ElectionMall.com to introduce Campaign Cloud, an array of cloud services for political campaigns.
Digital Government
HHS tailors EHRs for children
A federal advisory group today examined whether health information technology should be adapted to meet the needs of pediatric patients and other groups.
People
Data expertise needed to map out Medicare reform
Is the Obama administration equipped to arbitrate the dispute over geographic disparities in Medicare spending?
Digital Government
HHS awards $84M for community EHR systems
The Health and Human Services Department will spend $84 million for health IT systems at community health centers.
Digital Government
Industry team to monitor some VA IT programs
The Veterans Affairs Department has awarded a contract worth up to $115 million to HPTi and its team members to evaluate information technology programs.
People
OMB tells agencies to standardize electronic regulatory dockets
The White House tells agencies to increase transparency in their electronic regulatory dockets.
People
HHS starts sharing health care data
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a program that makes raw health data from HHS available to the public to use in innovative applications.
People
GSA offers governmentwide platform for idea competitions
The General Services Administration seeks to make it easier for federal agencies to hold online competitions for innovative ideas.
Digital Government
Agencies to measure effects of science spending
The White House and two agencies will start collecting data on federal spending's effects on science.
People
GSA tests crowdsourcing wiki for acquisitions
The General Services Administration is using an online wiki to get public input about how to structure and price several upcoming cloud computing procurements.
Modernization
Government-only virtual world on the way
Federal agencies are building the vGov government-only virtual world that will be used for employee training, education, meetings and simulations. It's expected to go online in July.
People
Smithsonian boosts online sharing with Web 2.0
The Smithsonian Institution is promoting a number of Web 2.0 programs.
People
Australia, U.K. put government data online
Government 2.0 leaders from Australia and the United Kingdom are working to enhance transparency and put data online.
Acquisition
Total number of interagency/enterprisewide contracts is anyone's guess
Federal agencies spend about $60 billion a year on interagency and enterprisewide contracts, but there is limited evidence that they are being effectively used and managed, according to the Government Accountability Office.
People
Telework: Senate gives unanimous thumbs up
The Senate has unanimously approved the Telework Enhancement Act, which would give federal employees presumptive eligibility to telework and ensure that telework is part of continuity-of-operations planning.
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