Digital Government
Administrator calls collaboration key to FAA's NextGen
New air traffic control system will continue to run into problems unless the agency can convince employees to work together and finalizes key policies such as who can access flight information and who pays for upgrades to planes.
Ideas
Mobility Matters
In a recent <a href=http://innovation.gsa.gov/blogs/OCIO.nsf/dx/Smartphones-for-Business-Use>blog post</a>, General Services Administration Chief Information Officer Casey Coleman highlighted the proliferation of smartphone use across government and the mobility that comes with them. Sure, smartphones enable users to check e-mail, but mobile apps also provide the capability to track packages, access databases and submit expense reports. But like any technology, smartphones present certain challenges for government users, she writes.
Digital Government
On Interagency Collaboration
InformationWeek on Thursday <a href=http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/policy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201003>reported</a> that the Health IT Policy Committee's certification workgroup is considering a partnership with the Food and Drug Administration to develop an electronic health records certification program.
Cybersecurity
Your Friday Cyber Break
What is Moonlight Maze? No, not the latest installment of the popular Twilight saga. Rather, it's the code name for a 1998 cyber attack on NASA, the Pentagon and the Energy Department. The attack, which originated in Russia, was one of 33 major cyber incidents in the United States from 1997 to 2010, according to Aviation Week.
Digital Government
FAA planners size up workforce demands with new air traffic control system
It's too soon to know how NextGen programs will change staffing and training needs, officials say.
Cybersecurity
IBM Takes on Aviation Security
Cyber attacks keep Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt up at night. In a speech Thursday at the FAA IT conference in Orlando, Fla., Babbitt highlighted the importance of professionalism, information sharing and security awareness in combatting cyber threats.
Ideas
Education Error Message
President Obama has put the government in charge of student loans, but it appears that the federal IT system isn't quite prepared to handle that responsibility.
Digital Government
Conservative views will slow government IT adoption
Agencies will lag behind the private sector in innovation and online collaboration, study says.
Ideas
GSA Continues Acquisitions Shakeup
The General Services Administration on Tuesday announced another leadership change in its Federal Acquisition Service, the office responsible for coordinating goods and services for government agencies. Jon Jordon, controller for FAS, will serve as acting deputy commissioner starting April 3.
Digital Government
Senators concerned over savings lost due to Networx delays
Agencies should share transition plans by April 9, oversight committee says.
Digital Government
IT problems still hound Census as it readies count
GAO warns needed fixes to major systems might not be finished before it starts counting citizens who didn't return forms, but bureau officials say they will be ready in time.
Ideas
Acquisition by Wiki?
Collaboration, crowdsourcing and social media may be the way forward when it comes to improving government processes.
Ideas
Y'all Come Back Now
I'm from the South -- the same lovely city as the infamous <a href="http://www.pauladeen.com/">Paula Deen</a> -- and every now and then I appreciate finding someone in the D.C. area who speaks my language. That's right. I say "y'all."
Modernization
GSA chief says agency will 'up its game' with technology
Administrator Martha Johnson says improving the flow of information and data, and more reliance on social media will provide better service to agencies and will be what drives growth.
Ideas
Stand Up and Be Counted
We're a little over a week into the 2010 decennial census -- most census forms were delivered between March 15 and 17 -- and it's time for a progress report, courtesy of the Census Bureau's new <a href=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/>Web mapping feature</a>.
Ideas
USPS Takes to the Web to Explain
The U.S. Postal Service launched on Wednesday a <a href=http://www.usps.com/communications/five-daydelivery/>Web site</a> to explain their controversial proposal for five-day mail delivery.
Digital Government
Senate passes $35 billion FAA reauthorization bill
Lawmakers push agency to continue deploying upgrades to air traffic control system at the busiest U.S. airports by 2014.
Cybersecurity
Study: Cybersecurity remains top concern for federal CIOs
Agency mission should drive security decisions, officials say.
Modernization
FCC: Agencies need common cloud computing vision
Security concerns must be addressed as new technologies are adopted, broadband plan says.
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