Though historically a place where ink meets paper, the Government Printing Office now produces nearly all of the country's most important documents in digital form and is currently pursuing ...
NASA's Cloud Strategy Leverages In-House Technology Expertise
When it comes to moving apps to the cloud, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has a distinct advantage over most other civilian agencies-in-house technology expertise.
NASA's ...
The Golden Age Of 'The Budgeteer'
In Washington, you can't go too long in cocktail party banalities without people asking "So...what do you do?"
It wasn't too long ago that my response, "I'm a budget geek", used to elicit a ...
The Three Core Challenges Still Facing Homeland Security Department
The Department of Homeland Security has been the subject of more than 1,000 reports by the General Accountability Office. So its latest progress report, issued Sept. 7, covered familiar ground in ...
Source: GAO
Better Analysis of DOD Business Processes Key To Reducing Wasteful Spending
A recent GAO report on Department of Defense business management systems found that the department has requested $17.3 billion to operate its business systems during fiscal year 2012.
It turns out ...
FEMA Almost Out Of Disaster Funds
The Federal Disaster Relief Fund, the pot of money used to help communities and individuals hit by disasters, is nearly depleted. That's bad news for victims of both Hurricane Irene and other ...
VA Encourages Active Use Of Social Media With New Policy
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a policy directive August 16 which encourages the Department and its employees to use social media platforms as part of VA efforts to engage veterans ...
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs
GAO Report: Green Information Technology
A GAO report release in July 2011 reviewed six agencies taking steps toward implementing the
green IT-related requirements of the two executive orders and concludes greater guidance and specific ...
Source: GAO
How A Federal Data Center Cut Its Energy Needs By 80 Percent
When the New York Times reported on July 20, 2011 that the federal government plans to close 800 data centers by 2015, you would think that would be new news.
Federal agencies and those in the ...
Feds @ Work: Chuck McGann, U.S. Postal Service CISO
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 ...
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