Steven VanRoekel, the White House’s newly-named federal chief information officer wasted little time thanking Twitter followers from his new account, @stevenvDC at the Office of Management and Budget’s CIO office.
In one of his first messages, he wrote: Keep reading →
Federal technology followers are still taking stock of the White House’s choice 
to be the next federal chief information officer, Steven VanRoekel.
While a surprise choice to many in the government IT community, VanRoekel, 41, is a familiar face in the Obama administration. Keep reading →
While 23 out of 24 major federal agencies now routinely use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to interact with the public, a new report by the Government Accountability Office released Thursday warned that only seven of the 23 agencies had taken necessary safeguards to protect against malicious activities.
The new report highlighted what amounts to mixed progress in agencies’ effort to use social media to inform and engage the the public, citing concerns in managing and identifying federal records, protecting personal information, and ensuring the security of federal information and the systems that host that information. Keep reading →
USA.gov hosts nationwide hackathon on URL shortener http://t.co/IPl8HvU via @govfesh @digiphile macon44
The federal government’s use of grants to achieve national objectives has grown into a $600 billion lifeline to states, local governments and institutions. More than 1,670 federal grant programs were offered by 23 federal grant-making departments and agencies in fiscal year 2010, according to the Office of Management and Budget,.
The risks associated with administering those funds, and concerns about the lack of effective oversight tools, continue to draw criticism–the most recent coming in a new report issued last month by the Government Accountability Office. Keep reading →
There are big jobs. Then there’s Chuck McGann’s job.
As the chief information security officer for the U.S. Postal Service, McGann is responsible for protecting the integrity of information and the information infrastructure used in operating one of the world’s largest enterprises. Keep reading →
Government cloud computing proponents claimed a victory yesterday with the news that all 17,000 General Services Administration employees had successfully migrated to a cloud computing-based email system.
The $6.7 million project, begun last December and officially completed this week, converted GSA’s employees from an aging IBM Lotus Notes software platform to a new Collaborative Office Solutions version of Google Apps for Government, a cloud-based software platform that among other features, gives employees access to their email on virtually any approved device. Keep reading →
A group of leading U.S. technology executives released a road map and a set of recommendations today designed to assist government agencies in speeding up their adoption of cloud computing technologies.
A commission assembled by the Washington-based TechAmerica Foundation, drew together 14 major recommendations for developing and deploying cloud computing services in government. Keep reading →
The Department of Defense today launched a new website to highlight DoD’s first unified strategy for 
announced on July 14.
The website is a being used as a tool to help explain and consolidate DoD’s cybersecurity accomplishments and describe the Department’s efforts to move forward for military, intelligence and business operations in cyberspace. Keep reading →
The National Treasury Employees Union is tired of the bad rap federal employees have been taking of late and has gone on the offensive with a new set of radio and television public announcements.
“When you stop and think about the innumerable ways federal employees work to improve the quality of life in America, it is hard to comprehend why they have recently been the target of harmful attacks,” said NTEU National President, Colleen M. Kelley. Keep reading →