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Winners have been announced in the most recent effort under the VA\'s Innovation Initiative, a department-wide program that brings the most promising innovations to VA\'s most important challenges by involving employees and the private sector in the creation of visionary solutions in service to Veterans. VA CTO Dr. Peter Levin has details.
Legislation calls for agencies to adopt computer power savings techniques, implement advanced metering technology and create energy data standards.
Administration will list agencies\' progress in meeting their high-priority goals detailed in the 2011 budget request. OMB wants quarterly updates to ensure agencies are on track to meet their plans of actions and milestones. Meanwhile, the House passes a bill to mandate a new type of performance management.
The Air Force plans to save millions of dollars by changing the rate plans for thousands of its cell phone accounts.
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says there are $27 billion in IT projects that are troubled. The administration will issue a new strategy to expand the use of TechStat review sessions. Agencies also are feeling the heat to review all IT projects before they submit their 2012 budgets to OMB.
He plans on taking a new position later this summer. Carey says after three years in the position, it\'s time to move on to new challenges.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing changes it says will help simplify and speed the process for veterans seeking compensation for disabilities related to their military service. The news comes as the Department is working to cut the large claims backlog it has accumulated.
Federal emergency responders can expect prompt and well-rehearsed reaction from the Defense Logistics Agency when providing disaster relief during this year\'s hurricane season, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30. DLA\'s Aaron Geduldig explains.
Bug hunter discovers serious Windows XP flaw
Army Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the new Defense Department\'s Cyber Command, says the military needs to bolster its ability to see and understand what\'s happening across its many computer networks in real-time.
Determining the language you\'ll use to work together is step one, says MHS CIO Chuck Campbell.
A recent report from the National Academy of Public Administration says the principles behind the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System are sound.
We get analysis from Washington Business Journal Sarah Krouse.