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Budget cuts shutter two open gov sites, others impacted
OMB detailed its plans for using the $8 million E-Government Fund in a letter to Sen. Tom Carper. The administration will shut down two projects and reduce the functionalities of the others.
Tags: technology , Tom Carper , OMB , GSA , E-Government Fund , open government , Data.gov , IT Dashboard , USASpending.gov , Performance.gov , FedSpace , Citizens Services Dashboard , Jason Miller
Understanding Java and open source software
CodeSherpas, Inc. founding partner David Bock joins host John Gilroy to discuss how open source technology can benefit your agency.
May 17, 2011
Tags: technology , Java , ruby , Jruby , CodeSherpas , David Bock , Northern Virginia Java Users' Group , open source , Open source software , OnJava , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk , web development , ARMATURE
With e-gov fund cuts, will citizen-developed apps discontinue?
Some apps developed through Washington, D.C.'s Apps for Democracy contest are discontinued because of lack of data. Could the same happen to apps based on federal data due to cuts to the e-government fund?
Tags: Collaboration Center , technology , Apps for Democracy , Government Technology , innovation , open gov , data , e-gov fund , budget
GSA to boost cloud computing with new RFP
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra expects GSA to issue a solicitation by May 10 for a $2.5 billion contract for email-as-a-service. It's part of how the administration wants agencies to move to cloud computing. Kundra said five of seven short-term IT reforms efforts are on track.
Tags: technology , management , Roger Baker , Kathleen Merrigan , Daniel Poneman , OMB , GSA , VA , Energy , USDA , cloud computing , Email-as-a-service , role of the CIO , IT reforms , data center consolidation , Jason Miller
OMB to close 137 data centers by end of year
The Office of Management and Budget has released a list of 137 data centers it plans to close by the end of the year.
Tags: data centers , technology , OMB , White House , Julia Ziegler , Jeffrey Zients
Carper wants to know plans for open gov sites
The Delaware Democratic senator wrote a letter to federal CIO Vivek Kundra asking for more details about which transparency websites will continue and which will go dark. Congress reduced the E-Government Fund by 76 percent in 2011forcing some near-term decisions.
Tags: technology , Tom Carper , Darrell Issa , OMB , Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committ , Oversight and Government Reform Committee , E-Government Fund , transparency , budget cuts , Jason Miller
Exclusive: Schmidt says cyber progress being made quietly behind the scenes
The White House cybersecurity advisor said many of his office's initiatives are in the operational stages and are making a difference. But some in industry and government say there is a vacuum in leadership from his office and OMB. Howard Schmidt says it's clear what role his office, OMB and DHS play.
Tags: technology , management , Howard Schmidt , White House , OMB , DHS , NIST , cybersecurity , TIC , DNS Security , FISMA , IT reforms , Jason Miller , Cybersecurity Update
Will cuts to e-gov fund hurt collaboration?
A deep cut to the e-gov funds for government transparency websites could impact collaboration between agencies and with the public.
Tags: E-Gov , technology , Collaboration Center
Six-month budget slashes e-gov fund by 76 percent
The agreement between the White House and Congressional leaders to fund the government through the remainder of 2011 would strip the E-Government fund of more than three quarters of its dollars. The fund, managed by the General Services Administration, pays for several of the Obama Administration's government transparency websites.
Tags: technology , Congress , David McClure , OMB , GSA , cloud computing , data center consolidation , Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs , E-Government Fund , open government , transparency , TechStat , Jared Serbu
Kundra: Agencies on path for transition to cloud
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra says agencies are on track to move to the cloud and framed his ideas for where he wants government to go in the future.
Tags: cloud computing , technology , NIST , Cloud Computing and Forum Workshop , GSA , USDA , OMB , John Buckner
