The CIA yesterday announced its five-year plan that will focus on completing outstanding work done since 9/11 by acting decisively on today’s national security challenges, including terrorism, the proliferation of dangerous technology, cyber threats, and the actions of rogue states. “There’s something I’ve often said about government, but it applies to every organization,” CIA Director [...]

General Services Administration’s Martha Johnson yesterday announced there will be a new associate administrator for the Office of Governmentwide Policy effective May 3. Kathleen Turco, who has served as GSA’s principal adviser on federal financial management, will lead the development and evaluation of government-wide policies for management and internal operations of the federal government. In [...]

President Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order requiring federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra and federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra to create a website that tracks agency progress in meeting all small-business goals, as well as calling for the creation of a task force that will ensure small businesses have a fair chance [...]

Many traditional healthcare IT vendors are struggling to retain their prominence on the market after more conventional radiological film is being replaced by picture archiving and communication system technology, according to Jamie Coffin, vice president of Dell Healthcare and Life Sciences. In an interview with InformationWeek, Coffin said transitioning from a film-based clinical environment to [...]

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal wants healthcare providers in rural areas to be an early focus for health IT extension centers, and setting up “beacon communities” will help those providers with better access to broadband connections, Government Health IT reports. Speaking at a rural health IT conference held April 22, Blumenthal said [...]

Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III arrived in San Diego, Calif., yesterday to visit with service members and to discuss with leaders from high-tech companies the asymmetric threats the United States is facing. Lynn will speak to members of the helicopter squadrons who deployed aboard the USS Carl Vinson, one of the first ships [...]

Last week, DoD and Congress each moved forward with acquisition reform measures: DoD proposed changes to DFARS to comply with OCI-prevention language in section 207 of the Weapons System Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA) and the House Armed Services Committee unaimously approved H.R. 5013, the IMPROVE Acquisitions Act of 2010. DFARS Rule Changes The proposed [...]

Executives and other leaders in IT will soon get a chance to summon and share ideas about the best energy-efficient technologies at a national event that addresses green technologies and how to best apply them. Held May 5 in Des Moines, Iowa, the Heartland GreenUp Symposium & Expo promotes awareness of and best practices in [...]

Next week is a week dedicated to celebrating those who serve in the government. It was started in 1985, and activities are held nationwide to honor the men and women who work in public service, whether in federal, state, local, or county government. PSRW is a week to educate citizens about public service careers, and [...]

The FCC is working on the nation’s spectrum agenda. Today, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced the launch of a Spectrum Task Force. Ruth Milkman, the current Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, as well as Julius Knapp, the current Chief of the Office of Engineering Technology, will be co-chairing the task force. In his announcement, [...]