A recent survey of federal records managers found they need better technology skills to carry out President Obama’s memorandum for Managing Government Records and are worried their budgets will not increase to handle the job.
The June survey by Iron Mountain Inc. said the success of the directive may rest on federal records managers’ developing new skills. More than 70% of the 100 managers surveyed cited the need for training as their top concern while 68% and 61% named staff and budget resources as additional worries. Keep reading →
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has unleashed myriad technology tools and new management processes to cut a backlog of disability claims and speed benefits delivery that could be a roadmap for every federal agency transitioning to paperless systems.
The wireless industry and FEMA are joining forces in a unique partnership to send out text alerts from the National Weather Service, giving millions of smartphone users warnings they may be in the path of dangerous and life threatening weather such as that which hit the Mid-Atlantic Region last weekend.
Federal agencies are quickly working to make it cheaper and faster for private companies to build broadband services along government property in every part of the United States under orders from President Obama.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the latest federal agency to tap the creativity of the marketplace by running a contest to find the best products for their emergency preparedness apps.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is turning iPad technology into a potent tool to help caregivers track medical care for veterans that could become the road map for how to provide mobile services across the federal government.
Officials guiding federal agencies to meet a Sept. 30 deadline to comply with Internet Protocol version 6 standards say they are confident the deadline can be met, though that clearly means a lot of work must be done in the next four months.