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New federal cookie policy coming soon?
Federal chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra says a 15-member working group is close to coming out with a report. It's been nearly six months since OMB ended the public comment period on whether to allow software to track users' habits.
Tags: technology , management , Aneesh Chopra , Dave McClure , Vivek Kundra , Cass Sunstein , OMB , OIRA , OSTP , GSA , EPA , DHS , Education , Anil Dash , American Association for the Advancement of Scienc , Federal cookie policy
Agencies struggling in applying 508 standards to Web 2.0 tools
GSA, U.S. Access Board trying to address the questions around accessibility and social media. Access Board is updating Section 508 standards. GSA is offering training and will blog about 508 in the coming months.
Tags: technology , contracting , Terry Weaver , Bruce Bailey , GSA , OMB , U.S. Access Board , DoJ , Section 508 , Accessibility standards ,
CIOs struggle to balance security, openness
A new survey by TechAmerica and Grant Thornton shows federal chief information officers say cybersecurity remains their top priority. CIOs also say IT infrastructure, workforce and management also are high on the list.
Tags: technology , OMB , Grant Thornton , TechAmerica , Federal CIO Survey , cybersecurity , Web 2.0
E-gov cuts: Practical or political?
Tags: E-Gov , collaboration , Alan Silberberg , Gov 2.0 , technology , Vivek Kundra , transparency ,
Administration wants open government, innovation among its lasting hallmarks
Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra says agencies need people to lead this innovation. He also says new directive will help solidify the permanence of open government ideals.
Tags: technology , management , Aneesh Chopra , Alec Ross , Peter Levin , Todd Park , OMB , VA , State , HHS , FDA , O'Reilly Media , TechWeb , Web 2.0
Agencies taking different paths to transformation
NRC issued a solicitation for a variety of IT services that serves as a lynchpin to changing how it meets its mission. HHS sees open government and health care reform as the spark, while DHS continues to move toward the OneDHS concept.
Tags: technology , contracting , Darren Ash , Richard Spires , Michael Carleton , DHS , NRC , HHS , AFCEA , IT services , data center consolidation , cloud computing , health care reform
Agencies starting to get innovation itch
Federal CTO Chopra points to HHS, DoD as examples of how departments are embracing the new concept. He says open government directive in final stages.
Tags: mngt , technology , Aneesh Chopra , OMB , HHS , DoD , transparency , innovation , CTO
FDA proposes more transparency of enforcement data
The Food and Drug Administration wants the public to comment on eight draft proposals aimed at making the agency's enforcement data more "accessible and user-friendly," according to a release.
Tags: FDA , compliance , transparency , Jolie Lee
EPA uses a HERO to open data
EPA is releasing the Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO) database, a milestone in transparency. Director of the National Center for Environmental Assessment at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development, Triangle Park Division, Doctor John Vandenberg, explains.
Tags: mngt , transparency , technology , EPA , HERO , ISIS , John Vandenberg
Clock running for Obama transparency watchers
A good government group grades the Obama Administration on open government.
Tags: Ari Schwartz , Leslie Harris , Center for Democracy and Technology , White House , transparency , transition , Treasury Secretary Geithner , Congressional Research Service , CRS , mngt
