Federal News Radio / Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology / Shows http://www.federalnewsradio.com Federal News Radio / Meeting Mission Goals Through Technology / Shows en-us 15 www.federalnewsradio.com 88 50 http://www.federalnewsradio.com http://www.federalnewsradio.com/images/logo.gif <![CDATA[DHS CIO Richard Spires, Deputy CIO Margie Graves reviewing IT projects, performance]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1891746&nid=178 February 17th, 2009

Performance is one of the hallmarks of the Obama administration's IT agenda. Although he's been on the job for less than six months, Homeland Security Department Chief Information Officer Richard Spires is committed to making sure the agency's IT programs are working, and bringing value. ]]>
Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:51:55 MST
<![CDATA[HEAD: Richard Hale, Jeffrey Sorenson discuss network security upgrades]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1892670&nid=178 February 10th, 2009

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Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:24:00 MST
<![CDATA[New Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt on agency network safety]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1880303&nid=178 February 3rd, 2009

As cyber threats get more and more serious, cybersecurity gets more complicated. The proliferation of mobile devices on networks all over the government is just one reason. ]]>
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:21:07 MST
<![CDATA[General Services Administration providing tools for "collaboration explosion"]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1874338&nid=178 January 27th, 2010

The number of tools to allow government personnel to collaborate has "exploded," says Dave McClure, Associate Administrator for the Office of Citizen Services and Communications at the General Services Administration. ]]>
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:01:56 MST
<![CDATA[VA CIO Roger Baker insisting on quality control over IT projects]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1867828&nid=178 January 20th, 2010

Last week President Obama specifically addressed the technology at Federal agencies, and how that technology affects the way the agencies get their jobs done. ]]>
Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:44:39 MST
<![CDATA[Government Printing Office taking it slow on cloud, social media]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1864361&nid=178 January 13th, 2010

The government's official publisher has the same IT requirements and questions that every other agency has. What to do about social media, cloud computing, and the other technology advances that are making headlines? ]]>
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:26:36 MST
<![CDATA[Government Printing Office's Mike Wash riding the digital wave]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1864360&nid=178 January 6th, 2010

The government is publishing more documents than ever before, and putting out more information than at any time in history. ]]>
Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:25:05 MST
<![CDATA[OGE Chief Information Officer Ty Cooper holding off on social networking]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1835103&nid=178 December 9th, 2009

Agencies across the government are moving into social networking as a way to share information, with each other and with citizens. But some CIOs wonder if the role of these tools applies to every agency, and every mission. ]]>
Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:08:22 MST
<![CDATA[The Office of Government Ethics]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1828619&nid=178 December 2nd, 2009

Most government agency customers are citizens looking for information on services or other government functions. ]]>
Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:18:24 MST
<![CDATA[Small Business Administration ]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1825390&nid=178 November 25th, 2009

Most agencies are about providing services to citizens. The Small Business Administration is different. ]]>
Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:39:57 MST
<![CDATA[Nuclear Regulatory Commission]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1817353&nid=178 November 18th, 2009

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is just one of many Federal agencies undergoing changes, as they consider the advantages of cloud computing, virtualization, and adopting thin client networks. ]]>
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:41:01 MST
<![CDATA[Change is coming]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1809942&nid=178 November 11th, 2009

Change is coming in the IT shops across government, and because of how IT is integrated into the everyday business life of agencies, change is coming to every Federal employee. ]]>
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:17:00 MST
<![CDATA[Sharing Project]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1803120&nid=178 November 4th, 2009

The ambitious information sharing project between the Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department is a technologically complex one. The two agencies have built electronic health records, and have set the stage for a big information exchange program. ]]>
Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:04:49 MST
<![CDATA[Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1796252&nid=178 October 28th, 2009

It's a big week for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the entity that manages Recovery dot gov, and oversees spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This Friday is their first deadline to release data on recipients of Recovery Act money. Many observers are calling this the first measure of how agencies are doing at getting the money allocated in the act, into the economy. ]]>
Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:22:35 MDT
<![CDATA[CHESS]]> http://stage-v4.federalnewsradio.com/?sid=1791404&nid=178 October 21st, 2009

Like other Federal organizations, the Army buys a lot of information technology. They've encouraged buyers to use the Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions web site (CHESS). Now they're changing the rules. ]]>
Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:19:25 MDT