Stimulus

Tech projects top $7B list of 'stupid' federal spending

Sen. Tom Coburn's annual list of wasteful government spending does not spare new technologies, though some would debate their place on "Wastebook 2011."

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Administration to shutter 1,000 federal websites

The Obama administration is sharpening the blade for duplicative federal websites.

  • By Alyah Khan

DOD's reporting errors to Recovery.gov add up to $1.7B , IG says

The Defense Department's data submissions to Recovery.gov about its stimulus law spending contain significant errors, according to a new IG report.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

The rush is on to approve applications for broadband funds

The Agriculture and Commerce departments are rushing to review and approve $4.2 billion in stimulus law funding for broadband by Sept. 30, a report says.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

No pulse, no pay: How the 'Do Not Pay' list will work

Vice President Joe Biden announced today that a governmentwide Do Not Pay List is being created to track debarred contractors, deceased individuals and others ineligible for federal payments.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

FCC seeks information on survivability and security of nation’s broadband nets

The FCC takes the first steps toward a proposed voluntary security certification program for service providers and a study of the survivability of the nation’s broadband infrastructure, both part of the National Broadband Plan.

  • By William Jackson

NTIA three months behind on broadband grant distribution, GAO says

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is behind schedule in awarding the first round of broadband grants, according to the General Accountability Office.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Business intell speeds Recovery Act reporting for DOE

The Energy Department is tracking its Recovery Act funding and reporting requirements via Oracle's automated Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition.

  • By Joab Jackson

First wave from states will test Recovery.gov's stimulus reporting mettle

The redesigned site's workload is set to increase.

  • By Sami Lais

Revamped Recovery.gov Web site draws mixed reviews

The upgraded version of the Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law impresses some visitors, but doesn't others.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Microsoft, BNY Mellon to provide stimulus-fund tracking for state, local agencies

Microsoft and Bank of New York Mellon have teamed up to deliver project fund administration, tracking and reporting software to aid state and local governments with requirements related to economic stimulus funding.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Recovery.gov gets new mapping features to track stimulus spending

The Recovery.gov Web site for tracking spending under the economic stimulus law spending has new mapping features.

  • By Alice Lipowicz

Federal IT dashboard uses visualization technology to display spending details

A new Web site launched by OMB lets the public see how agencies are spending money on information technology.

  • By Doug Beizer

Energy-efficient technology to be part and parcel of new SSA data center

SSA officials will work with industry experts in data center technology and energy efficiency during the project's development to identify designs and energy performance goals for the center's construction and operations.

  • By Alice Lipowicz
Featured eBooks

New stimulus tracking tools available

Microsoft earlier this week unveiled Stimulus360, while IT consulting firm Johnston McLamb applies its geospatial business intelligence expertise to stimulus tracking.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Survey: Public-sector IT pros lack clarity about stimulus funding

Seventy-nine percent of respondents to a recent survey said they were only somewhat aware of the flow of stimulus funds into their organizations and the impact the money might be having.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

Arkansas tracks stimulus funding with dashboard technology

The Arkansas Department of Education plans to track its spending of federal funding grants with dashboard technology from IBM.

  • By Rutrell Yasin

Online dashboard would track recovery act spending

Government officials and private citizens could soon be able to track stimulus funding expenditures through an information dashboard that taps into data on Recovery.gov.

  • By Kathleen Hickey

START tracks agency recovery spending

Acumen Solutions is offering a tool to help agencies track and manage the funds they receive under the economic stimulus law.

  • By Trudy Walsh

GAO offers advice as SSA prepares to replace its aging data center

SSA plans to use $500 million of stimulus funding to replace its aging National Computer Center with a new data center to support its growing and increasingly automated workload.

  • By William Jackson

Coming: $7.2B for broadband, Internet access

The new economic stimulus law allots $7.2 billion for expanding broadband connections to underserved areas.

  • By Sami Lais