http://fcw.com/rss-feeds/policy.aspx Experts say new media poses great opportunities for activists and some questions for governments. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/policy-new-media-democracy-activism.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/policy-new-media-democracy-activism.aspx It's time to use available commercial technologies and business practices and bring federal acquisition into the 21st century, Bruce Sullivan writes. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/comment-sullivan-insourcing.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/comment-sullivan-insourcing.aspx Good empirical evidence about a phenomenon can help inform the debate about whether a management approach will improve government or not, Steve Kelman writes. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/column-kelman.aspx Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/11/02/column-kelman.aspx The Obama administration is poised to decide whether to proceed with a program to use biometrics to keep track of foreign visitors' departures. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/policy-us-visit-exit.aspx Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:35:18 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/policy-us-visit-exit.aspx Some lawmakers are looking for the Obama administration to deploy an automated system that would use biometrics to verify the departure of noncitizens from the United States. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/policy-us-visit-sidebar.aspx Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:27:05 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/26/policy-us-visit-sidebar.aspx GovDelivery plans to add staff, boost services and give the networking site a much broader audience, says CEO Scott Burns. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/19/q-and-a-scott-burns.aspx Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:15:39 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/19/q-and-a-scott-burns.aspx The sixth annual 2009 Government Information Security Leadership Awards were given by (ISC)2, an association that certifies information security professionals. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/four-industry-leaders-commended-for-contributions-to-federal-info-security.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:55:52 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/four-industry-leaders-commended-for-contributions-to-federal-info-security.aspx The Coalition for an Accountable Recovery said the amount of economic spending law being reported is a fraction of the total. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/recovery-reporting-to-date-a-small-part-of-whole.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:46:16 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/recovery-reporting-to-date-a-small-part-of-whole.aspx President Barack Obama should quickly appoint a cybersecurity coordinator to ensure computer defense efforts are coordinated, a House member who oversees cybersecurity programs said today. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/web-cybersecurity-coordinator-clarke.aspx Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:29:56 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/13/web-cybersecurity-coordinator-clarke.aspx Federal data centers must be run in energy-efficient ways under a new executive order. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/07/environmental-executive-order.aspx Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:40:10 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/07/environmental-executive-order.aspx The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is getting started on the $350 million broadband mapping project funded by the economic stimulus law. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/07/ntia-makes-awards-for-national-broadband-map.aspx Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:34:49 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/07/ntia-makes-awards-for-national-broadband-map.aspx A U.S. District Court judge refuses to dismiss the False Claims Act lawsuit against the Deepwater contractors and sets trial for next year. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/06/deepwater-false-claims-lawsuit-to-go-to-trial.aspx Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:03:17 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/06/deepwater-false-claims-lawsuit-to-go-to-trial.aspx Exostar is now permitted to issue digital certificates and smart cards on its own behalf http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/06/dod-authorizes-first-external-provider-of-access-to-dod-systems.aspx Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:32:36 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/06/dod-authorizes-first-external-provider-of-access-to-dod-systems.aspx Readers can now browse, reorganize, and electronically customize the Federal Register's contents. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/05/federal-register-data.aspx Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:17:35 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/05/federal-register-data.aspx The retooled Recovery.gov Web site for tracking economic stimulus law funding is getting mostly a thumbs-up from visitors, but another test for transparency will come later this month when the site begins adding hundreds of thousands more data points from state and local recipients of the funding. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/05/week-recovery-web-site-upgraded.aspx Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:14:44 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/05/week-recovery-web-site-upgraded.aspx A GAO official cited FEMA's lack of progress on its public alert systems for disasters, but a FEMA official defended the agency's pace. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/01/fema-falling-short-on-public-warning-systems-gao-says.aspx Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:28:58 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/10/01/fema-falling-short-on-public-warning-systems-gao-says.aspx GSA aims for better data quality but also has some problems with integrating eight databases into a single platform. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/30/gsa-preparing-to-award-federal-acquisition-architecture-contract.aspx Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:31:34 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/30/gsa-preparing-to-award-federal-acquisition-architecture-contract.aspx The use of electronic health records is being held back by a debate over patients' rights, industry officials said today. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/29/health-it-slowed-by-debate-on-patient-control-of-data.aspx Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:21:52 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/29/health-it-slowed-by-debate-on-patient-control-of-data.aspx A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/25/dod-social-media-review.aspx Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:40:25 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/25/dod-social-media-review.aspx Federal employees can submit ideas to the White House on how to improve agencies' performance and reduce spending through a contest started today by OMB. http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/23/white-house-contest.aspx Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:13:30 GMT http://fcw.com/articles/2009/09/23/white-house-contest.aspx