People
Gov 3.0: The future revealed in 7 lists
7 federal IT bloggers worth bookmarking, 10 bloggers on the government IT beat; The top 10 agencies on Twitter; and more...
Cybersecurity
Time for a national ID card?
Smart-card industry executive Neville Pattinson and the Cato Institute's Jim Harper debate the value and wisdom of a biometrics-based national identity card.
People
The next phase of Network Centric Solutions
Gregory Garcia discusses the structure of the new NetCents-2 contract and what it means for users and small businesses.
Modernization
Federal future cloudy for Microsoft Word
Agencies are wondering how a court's ruling banning Microsoft from selling Word will affect their procurement plans.
Modernization
Air Force prepares for NetCents contract change
Gregory Garcia, director of the 754th Electronic Systems Group, which oversees the Air Force’s Network Centric Solutions contract, talks about the strategy behind NetCents-2 and his expectations for the new contract.
Cybersecurity
Gov ID card program enters new phase
As most agencies get over the hump of issuing HSPD-12 computer identification cards to all employees and contractors, they must now tackle the next challenge of developing card-based security systems that will control access to government facilities and computer systems.
Digital Government
Open Government Initiative provides plenty of lessons
FCW interviewed Lena Trudeau, vice president of the National Academy of Public Administration, about lessons learned from President Obama's first experiment with online citizen engagement.
Modernization
Cobol remains old standby at agencies despite showing its age
As mainframe programming language Cobol marks 50 years of service, dedicated government users make plans for keeping the reliable old applications humming along.
Modernization
FCS cancellation confirmed, Army modernization changes course
A memorandum issued June 23 confirms the recommendations made earlier this year by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to replace the single, giant Future Combat System with a number of smaller modernization efforts.
People
Future Combat Systems: Lessons learned
A GAO official told a Senate subcommittee that FCS' successes and failures should inform the design of future modernization efforts.
People
Kundra advocates open source
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra includes open source as one of the key technologies to make government work better and more cheaply, but open-source evangelists still see major roadblocks ahead that will take more than lip service — even if it is from the White House — to overcome.
Cybersecurity
Greater energy efficiency relies on better information
Agencies have until October 2012 to install power meters on many of their buildings to help them get a better sense of their energy consumption and identify areas for savings.
Modernization
GAO: Delays, costs still problems at DOD
The Government Accountability Office has issued a report that cites continuing high development costs and long delays for Defense Department programs.
Modernization
Gathering storm
Cloud computing might be the Internet’s greatest feat yet, but will government latch on?
Digital Government
GAO More needed to cement success of SSA data exchange
The demand keeps growing for the agency's data resources, auditors say.
Cybersecurity
Army revises knowledge management regulation
The Army has issued a new regulation that governs knowledge management and IT practices and establishes the basis for the future network-centric force.
People
Also in the News: DOD explains performance-based pay
Defense Department employees can find out how much of a raise they can expect through the National Security Personnel System next year.
Digital Government
NIST calls for research on innovative technology
NIST is collecting reports on topics such as alternative energy, personal medicine and nanotechnology before awarding funding through the Technology Innovation Program.
Cybersecurity
Also in the News: DHS considers searching for blogs with terrorism clues
The Homeland Security Department believes terrorists are using blogs and message boards to plan attacks in the United States.
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