Digital Government

Also in the News: Virtual travel for San Jose employees?

Councilman proposes to shrink city's budget deficit by using Internet teleconferencing for city employees, San Jose Mercury News reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Border searches raise privacy concerns

New guidelines make it easier for federal agents to copy travelers' personal material, including information on cell phones and laptops, at border crossings, according to The Washington Post.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Judge puts federal wreck registry in fast lane

Ruling gives insurance companies, salvage yards, junkyards until next March to provide information on vehicles so badly damaged they're written off, The New York Times reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Voter suppression wiki debuts

A new blog aimed at combating voter suppression in the upcoming election went live late last week, Computerworld reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Judge orders Cheney to keep records

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering Vice President Cheney and the National Archives to preserve all of Cheney's official records, The Washington Post reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Cloud computing raises privacy, security issues

Does data in the cloud have the same legal status as information in a data center? Network World explores the issue.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Hackers target Palin's e-mail account

Hackers broke into the Yahoo e-mail account Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin uses to conduct some official state business, The Associated Press reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Questions arise about Palin e-mail secrecy

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of a Yahoo e-mail account to conduct state business has raised issues of open government, the Seattle Times reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Defense Authorization bill faces veto threat

The Bush administration has threatened to veto the 2009 Defense Authorization bill if it places limits on contractors, Federal Times reports.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Laptop bags speed airport security checks

Eight new bags for your laptop PC meet specs set by the Transportation Security Administration, according to ComputerWorld.

People

Rising Star: Michelle Walker

Walker worked on an analysis that provided a framework for future business process improvements.

People

Rising Star: Richard von Bostel

Von Bostel, the Justice Department’s chief enterprise architect, has proven his ability to work effectively with many officials.

Digital Government

Rising Star: Alex Turell

Turell gets credit for automating an entire operation.

People

Rising Star: Kimberly Lyimo

Lyimo, chief of portfolio-related services at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, started assessing ATF’s unfunded, mission-critical information technology portfolio.

Digital Government

Rising Star: Mark Lee

Lee has been working long hours on a project to better track contract modifications.

People

Rising Star: David Lee

Lee's consolidated, online training program for 425 IT support workers.

Digital Government

Rising Star: James Jones

Jones' rare combination of skills makes him a strong member at the Interior Department.

Modernization

Rising Star: Capt. Shaun Baker

Baker used new tools rather than relying on the traditional methods on computer networks.

People

Rising Star: Jonathan Alboum

Alboum, CIO at Agriculture Department’s Food and Nutrition Service, led the creation of the project management office.

Digital Government

Also in the News: Air Force suspends Cyber Command program

The Air Force has stopped work on a program to become the dominant service in cyberspace, Nextgov reports.