Digital Government
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The departments of Veterans Affairs and Labor could use a long-established approach to making services for veterans easier to find if they'd only remember it's there.
August 31, 2015 -
A picture of President Barack Obama's contributions after he leaves office is starting to get a little clearer. The New York Times reports Obama is asking business and tech executives for ideas on how to make government work better. Tom Shoop is editor in chief of Government Executive magazine. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that Herbert Hoover's legacy might be a good indication of what Obama's post-presidential role will look like.
August 28, 2015 -
As part of the Pentagon’s effort to build cozier relationships with Silicon Valley, the Pentagon says it will become the largest investor in a new research symposium that hopes to create a new generation of electronic components. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has more on DoD’s investment plan and what it hopes to achieve.
August 28, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security is moving forward with the White House's "kill the password" initiative with an award for cell phone software that authenticates users without the use of passwords and pins.
August 28, 2015 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott quickly recognized federal agencies and the private sector have the similar challenges in hiring and training IT workers. In his short seven months in government, Scott added the IT workforce to his top-priority list. Scott tells executive editor Jason Miller about how OMB will ramp its efforts to improve the federal technology workforce over the next few months.
August 27, 2015 -
Budgeteers are putting their own stake in the federal community. They have at least 148,000 participants across more than 180 agencies. Members of the budget community created their own online collaboration tool to share ideas documents and data with each other. And other federal communities are joining the MAX Federal Community now too. John Kamensky is a senior research fellow for the IBM Center for the Business of Government. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose how the Max Fedeal Community works.
August 27, 2015 -
Chief information officers know more now about long standing issues with federal IT security thanks to the cyber breaches at the Office of Personnel Management. Those problems date back to the 1990s when cyber threats started to change and agencies didn't try to keep up. Richard Spires is CEO of Resilient Network Systems and former chief information officer at the Homeland Security Department. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about three big problems with federal IT security.
August 27, 2015 -
GSA officials want feedback on new digital tools designed to help acquisition workers cut back on cost and time when choosing contracts.
August 27, 2015 -
Three house lawmakers are asking GAO to evaluate the CEDCaP program after the Census Bureau's last IT Census project ran billions over budget.
August 27, 2015 -
Some missing controls at the Department of Homeland Security are keeping the agency from knowing everything it needs to know about how its employees are using charge cards. Mark Bell is assistant inspector general for audit at the Office of Inspector General at the Homeland Security Department. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the scope of the charge card program at the agency.
August 26, 2015 -
Agencies have 13 guidelines to help them deliver projects on time and on budget under the U.S. Digital Services Playbook. The fourth play in the book suggests agencies use an agile incremental approach to develop new projects and software. Jordan Sims is director of organization relations and programs at the Project Management Institute. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that project managers who use an agile approach are twice as likely to have success with new initiatives as those who don't.
August 25, 2015 Rebecca Cowen-Hirsh, with Inmarsat explains how her company can help federal agencies set up secure satellite communications around the world. August 25, 2015
August 24, 2015A new IBM Center for The Business of Government report says CIOs lack understanding for innovation metrics, which could grow their operations if used.
August 24, 2015-
The Presidential Innovation Fellows Program is now a permanent fixture in the federal government. President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday grouping the PIF program under the General Services Administration with an advisory board to oversee…
August 18, 2015 Dr. Thomas Cellucci, CEO at Ecrypt Technologies Inc., joins host John Gilroy to discuss how innovation can be applied across the board in the federal government. August 18, 2015
August 14, 2015