Tech
From Nextgov.com: Transition official rejects ties to controversial Hindu group
Sonal Shah says she was unaware of organization’s ties to violence in India.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense launches personal health record application test
Soldiers and their families use Google and Microsoft health-records software to manage their medical files online.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: War gaming offers agencies methodology for assessing risk
Simulation technique should not be reserved for military operations, industry specialist says.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Technology could help steady financial markets
Data provider advocates expanding a requirement to use a common reporting language, to shed some light on mortgage-backed securities.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Agency to assess value of electronic health networks
Researchers will canvass Colorado providers to find out if they've found an online information exchange useful .
Oversight
Groups urge Obama to adopt national broadband strategy
Industry partners liken high-speed framework to federal investments in the electrical grid and highway system.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Local technology czar could be headed to Obama administration
Emphasis on portfolio management and transparency has helped the D.C. official make the most of the city's IT budget.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: USDA reopens Networx competition in response to protest
Two losing vendors spur agency to restart the bidding process .
Tech
IT to get more attention in approval process for political appointees
GAO suggests nearly ninefold increase in technology questions for Obama nominees during confirmation hearings.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: NASA bans some removable storage devices
Prohibition is not as sweeping as the one instituted by the Defense Department earlier this month.
Oversight
FAA begins to roll out air traffic control system
Agency moves NextGen satellite-based system from testing to deployment, beginning at 11 Florida locations.
Oversight
Waxman may push committee's oversight role
New chairman of House Energy and Commerce Committee is expected to increase emphasis on government accountability and pursue a transparency agenda.
Oversight
Vendors might have to vouch for product authenticity
Industry views rule to crack down on counterfeit equipment and software as too burdensome.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense bans use of removable storage devices
Ban could be the result of a virus from the nonclassified network moving to the Pentagon's classified system via a thumb drive.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Google executive urges improvements to technology infrastructure
Investment in research and development is critical, CEO tells a Washington audience .
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Final E-Verify rule kinder to small businesses
Regulation that takes effect on Jan. 15 has a higher threshold for contracts subject to the employee vetting requirement .
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Obama must use better technology to open government
OMB Watch says new administration should rely on commercially available collaborative tools to back promise of transparency .
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Search for White House e-mails could span administrations
Nonprofits are optimistic that President-elect Obama's promises for transparency could mean greater cooperation in finding lost messages.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Obama likely to put off IT investments, analysts say
Tight budgets and economic slowdown could delay new administration’s technology investments to support transparency and more communication with public.
Defense