Office of Management and Budget
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DHS gets official oversight over all civilian agency computer networks.
July 09, 2010 -
Experts say nothing will matter unless agency managers buy-in to the idea that telework is an operational advantage.
July 09, 2010 -
He\'ll join the think tank after his July 30 departure from the Obama administration.
July 09, 2010 -
DHS will oversee and provide assistance to civilian agencies to improve how they protect their computer networks. White House cyber coordinator Schmidt says the goal of the memo is to make sure agency roles and responsibilities are clear. Schmidt also calls for more valuable public-private partnerships.
July 09, 2010 -
OMB issues a fact sheet detailing successes across the government. Agencies are using fewer risky contracts and achieving more competition. One expert, however, wonders if the insourcing initiative is part of the reason for the changes.
July 08, 2010 -
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A government accounting industry group spearheads development of a breakthrough in converting audit records from one proprietary format to another making the data searchable and easier to analyze. The new technique will make it possible for databases of information previously untouchable by contemporary software techniques to be mined and analyzed for new information on federal government grant spending.
July 07, 2010 -
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Agencies launch redesigned governmentwide portal with Microsoft\'s Bing search engine. As a part of the launch, OMB and GSA make 18 mobile applications available from agencies across the government. Federal CIO Kundra says the government must improve how citizens access information and interact with agencies.
July 02, 2010 -
Most mid- and small agencies missed the June 1 deadline to choose the Networx carrier to implement Managed Trusted IP Services. Some say part of the reason for the missed mandate is because GSA and DHS have approved only one MTIPS provider so far. OMB still wants agencies to have all traffic going through a TIC access point by Jan. 31.
July 02, 2010 -
Fourteen years ago, Congress passed the landmark Clinger-Cohen Act, creating the job of chief information officer in federal agencies. How has the job changed over the years, and what do today\'s CIOs think of their role?
July 01, 2010 -
OMB released new guidance to shift agencies from focusing on planning and reporting their performance to using their performance information to make decisions.
June 30, 2010 -
Is it easier to get a progressive bill past a Senate filibuster than it is to kill a failed government IT project?
June 30, 2010 -
As agencies try to hire hundreds of trained cybersecurity experts in the coming years, there are questions about whether that need can be met. Some observers wonder whether there really are enough cybersecurity workers.
June 30, 2010 -
White House says it will review programs that are in the most trouble, and terminate them if neccessary.
June 29, 2010