Recovery Act Announcement Calls for Celebration in VA

Today Aneesh Chopra, Federal CTO, along with Senator Mark Warner, Senator Jim Webb, and Representative Tom Perriello made a milestone Recovery Act Announcement for Virginia – $21.5 million is being poured into expanding broadband access in Virginia.
The goal of this Commerce Department decision is to improve economic development in parts of rural Virginia. It will [...]

OPM OpenGov Site Launches; Beats Obama Deadline

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management has launched a new Open Government site, meeting President Obama’s December 8th, 2009 requirement that federal agencies establish a site within 60 days and publish their open government plan within 120 days.
The initiative was created to enhance government transparency and increase civilian participation with the government.
Now that the OPM [...]

Air Force Contracts with IBM

The U.S Air Force has contracted out IBM to create a cloud-computing platform. The cloud platform will be useful in helping to secure military and national security information and data.
The contract is 10 months long and will include the Air Force’s nine command centers, 100 military bases, and a total of 700,000 workers around the [...]

Robert Braun Named Chief Technologist at NASA

NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden has appointed Robert D. Braun the agency’s Chief Technologist.  Braun serves as the principal advisor and advocate on matters concerning agency-wide technology policy and programs.
The appointment comes on the heels of NASA’s new initiative “that targets technologies that could be transformational in their ability to improve the capability, reduce the [...]

Bond Relents; Johnson Confirmed as Head of GSA

Following a nine month delay, Martha Johnson has been appointed to the position of head of the GSA.
The road from nomination to senate confirmation had been a rocky one for Johnson, who faced a significant challenge from Sen. Kit Bond (R-Mo).
As reported by Executive Gov’s Ellen Scott: “Bond’s hold was put into place to put [...]