Digital Government
Prison computer recycling put staff, inmates at risk, NIOSH finds
Prisoners were exposed to toxins, but poor record-keeping makes it hard to know how extensively, according to a report from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
Digital Government
VA employees return to complaint filed against suspended e-learning system
Office of Special Counsel tells whistleblowers it could investigate if it had evidence the department is still paying the contractor to develop the halted project
Digital Government
VA slips slightly in deployment of GI bill claims system
First release of software will be ready in March, but won't be able to handle complex claims.
Digital Government
Dense federal regulations grow more accessible
Agencies are putting the Code of Federal Regulations online in a machine-readable format.
Digital Government
Official says Clinton speech could "undermine China-US relations"
China has imposed an Internet censoring system that blocks access in China to some information and Web sites
Digital Government
milBook securely harnesses social media behind DOD firewalls
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Backing Up Twitter and Facebook posts challenges governments
Government Technology
Digital Government
Obama Year One: An Assessment
One year after inauguration, one publication is saying that the president's management agenda has been positive.
Digital Government
U.S. Behind Haiti Earthquake?
Some truly off-the-wall comments on a story on the Haitian relief operations <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100115_9940.php>I wrote last week</a> suggest that Haiti was not hit by an earthquake but some sort of a planned attack by the United States.
Digital Government
Bring 'Em Back
The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday unveiled a <a href="http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=2778">memo</a> sent to chief human capital officers earlier this month, outlining a new flexibility that enables agencies to use dual compensation waivers to rehire retired federal annuitants. The new authority, which was signed into law in October as part of the fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization Act, is designed to help agencies bring back retired workers to share knowledge and mentor the younger workforce.
Digital Government
DARPA satellite program seeks ‘billions and billions’ of inputs
The agency envisions enabling people around the world to take part in an experimental satellite program.
Digital Government
Grassley suspects health IT may cause medication errors
It seems counter-intuitive, but a Senator believes technology might be adding to health care problems rather than solving them.
Digital Government
U.S. first responder communications still a mess
If a major earthquake were to strike in the U.S., we would be in a real fix, says the chief of the FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Digital Government
Military Health System approves strategic plan for IT
The Military Health System released its 2010 to 2015 strategic plan for information technology that focuses on 10 goals.
Digital Government