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The General Services Administration plans to fix important government databases that have long suffered from inaccuracies, duplication and poor system capabilities. According to InformationWe... More >
According to InformationWeek , GovDelivery has acquired popular government social networking Web site GovLoop , which is mostly made up of federal employees at the center of the drive toward govern... More >
The Chicago Tribune reports that the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has unveiled a revamped Recovery.gov site . The Web site now features easier-to-use tools, like a Zip code search... More >
According to Federal News Radio , the Transportation Security Administration has replaced Unisys with Computer Science Corp. under a $492 million Information Technology Infrastructure Program. Alt... More >
California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger spoke this week about how green technology can be the catalyst for growing the state's economy, says FoxReno.com . Schwarzenegger said: "One hundred ... More >
According to Environmental Protection , $100 million has been made available for training the U.S. workforce on smart grid technologies . The funds come from the $144 million set aside for the elec... More >
Many local governments have hoped to receive some portion of the stimulus funds to build out broadband networks, only to find that their own layoffs have created piles of extra work and no time to re... More >
According to Information Week , the military inspector general performed an evaluation on the Department of Defense processes and found that some departments in the military have not properly follow... More >
NASA has taken a year to search for its new CIO, and today the agency named Linda Cureton to the position, says InformationWeek . Cureton has been serving as the CIO for NASA Goddard Space Flight Ce... More >
Critics say states that provide traffic updates on Twitter -- many of the same states that have banned texting while driving -- are, at the very least, guilty of sending mixed messages , reports Re... More >
A government Web site has been revamped to allow applicants for citizenship to more easily follow their status and offers options for alerts by text message and e-mail, reports The Washington Post... More >
A global study by the International Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has shown that the U.S. is behind worldwide efforts in health IT, says GovTech.com . The study lists eleme... More >
President Obama gave further details on his agenda for tapping into the U.S.'s potential for innovation, says NextGov . In a speech at Hudson Valley Community College, Obama broke his innovation str... More >
Last year, the Manhattan Institute's Empire Center for New York State Policy opened its SeeThroughNY web site, which provided data on the salaries of New York state employees. The site now includes i... More >
The federal government employs only a small percentage of telecommuters, and those numbers aren’t likely to increase very quickly, says FierceGovernmentIT.com . The Office of Personnel Management (O... More >
According to Federal Computer Week , NASA will soon open up bidding for five IT service contacts worth in total more than $4 billion. The projects involve NASA's Information Technology Infrastructur... More >
Hewlett-Packard is working with the state of Hawaii on two government data warehousing projects, reports Computerworld . The Hawaii Health Data Warehouse tracks chronic diseases in the state... More >
IT World says that Representative Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts is calling for the U.S. government to provide technology to track the use of bailout money given to banks during the recession. Under... More >
According to GovTech , CDW-G’s 2009 Energy Efficient IT Report reveals that in light of the recent recession, most state and local governments have placed a lower priority on purchasing energy-effic... More >
This week, the U.S. government announced its first cloud-computing project , the Apps.gov Web site. This project is touted as an efficient, cost-saving way to issue software systems, and surely it w... More >
According to GovTech.com , the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has opened its online Global Terrorism Database. START is part of the Homeland Securi... More >
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra announced that the U.S. government is taking its first steps into cloud computing with its Apps.gov Web site, reports The San Francisco Chronicle . Run... More >
Spurred on by the deaths of celebrities Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson , the state of California has upgraded its database of prescription drugs , reports The Los Angeles Times . The... More >
Lead by Sen. Joe Lieberman, U.S. lawmakers are teaming up to write and push a comprehensive cyber security bill through congress before the end of 2009. Nextgov reports that the bill would attempt ... More >
FederalComputerWeek reports that the National Archives and Records Administration is going through a metamorphosis to become more skilled at digitally archiving the tons of government data produced ... More >
Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter is holding a Senate committee hearing concerning the likelihood of cell phone usage being tied to cancer risks, reports the OzarksFirst . Dr. Devra Davis, director of... More >
The Detroit Free Press reports that the U.S. government has allocated $350 to create a broadband map showing which homes in the U.S. do not get broadband, which homes do, and if they do, how fast t... More >
Hoping to set an example, the federal agents who investigate the most high-profile accidents have been barred from using cell phones or texting while driving, reports USA Today . The dire... More >
According to Government Technology , the clear winner of the Gov 2.0 Summit in Washington D.C. after the first day was GIS (geographical or geographic information system). Nearly 75 percent... More >
President Barack Obama may finally be close to appointing someone to head the new White House office for cybersecurity , reports Computerworld . According to Reuters , Frank Kramer , who w... More >
According to ZDNet , users soon will be able to use their Yahoo, PayPal and Google IDs to sign into government sites . The idea is that the use of OpenID will allow individuals to interact more wit... More >
Utah's state Web site took top honors in the Center for Digital Government's 2009 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards, according to this press release . The sites were judged o... More >
According to InformationWeek , Frank Baitman is the new CIO for the Social Security Administration, with a $1.3 billion budget. Most recently, Baitman served as a business strategy consulta... More >
EDS has been awarded an $8.1 million contract to enhance the U.S. military's health information network, according to InformationWeek . During the 12-month contract, EDS will perform technic... More >
The Virginia commonwealth was able to save over $100,000 with a Telework Day , reports ITWorld . Held August 3, the statewide effort, in which more than 4,000 employees participated, showed that em... More >
Following a report by its inspector general about systemic mismanagement of major information technology projects, the Veterans Affairs Department has announced a new oversight system to deal with ... More >
The Associated Builders and Contractors, as well as other groups, have filed an emergency motion for an injunction to block the mandatory E-Verify rule for federal contractors, reports FederalComp... More >
There's good news for IT workers looking for a job with the government. According to the Partnership for Public Service, the federal government will be hiring 11,549 IT workers over the next three ... More >
According to FederalComputerWeek , federal contractors are required to register and participate in the Internet-based electronic employment verification system . The decision eases the way for enfo... More >
The American Health Information Management Association Foundation has been awarded a $1.2 million contract by the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services to continue the state-level Health Informati... More >
The General Services Administration has awarded AT&T Government Solutions an eight-year, $45 million contract to deploy services at more than 100 State Department locations, reports the Washin... More >
According to a report from Input , state and local governments will increase spending on health care IT over the next few years. FederalComputerWeek reports that the market for the technology is... More >
According to InformationWeek , Northrop Gruman has admitted that it is nine months behind schedule on revamping Virginia's information technology systems. Under the ten-year, $1.9 billion outsourc... More >
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