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White House: Keep watch-list data a secret
The administration that has made transparency its top priority now wants to keep terrorist watch-list information a secret. An article in the Washington Post this week reports that the administration... Read more...
Contract details redacted for Recovery.gov website
It an ironic twist, the Obama administration is refusing to reveal the details of a contract for creating the website that is supposed to promote transparency and allow for tracking the billions of... Read more...
VA halts 45 IT projects totaling $200 million
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is temporarily suspending 45 technology projects that are either behind schedule or over budget to see if they should be canceled or can be saved. The... Read more...
VA CIO wants to end IT failures
Roger Baker, the new chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is hoping to create accountability and put an end to what has become one IT disaster after another at his agency.... Read more...
Keeping an eye on stimulus money
The Obama administration is working hard to keep track of stimulus funds given to agencies and recipients, Aliya Sternstein reports in nextgov.com. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board,... Read more...
Recovery.gov needs a makeover already?
Recovery.gov, a brand new website created to track stimulus funds, is looking for a fresh design just a few months after being launched. The Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and the... Read more...
Keep your eye on the stimulus money
We caution you to hold off spending the money you will get as part of the enormous $787 billion stimulus law that was signed into law last week by President Obama. Yes, the money is coming, and it... Read more...
New DHS secretary moves fast
The new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has already rolled up her sleeves and is working to improve the availability of information at the massive agency created by consolidating 22... Read more...
Hard job ahead to keep track of stimulus money
The Obama administration's economic stimulus plan has plenty of items in the $800 billion-plus package that must be tracked. Chief among them are the billions that will be contracted to outside firms... Read more...






