Digital Government

RFID tags eyed to track Washington-area patients in case of disaster

System would serve one private, two federal hospitals.

Digital Government

OMB requires agencies to submit FISMA reports via online tool

Security specialists doubt the new rule will do much to improve computer network protection.

Digital Government

Ask The Chairman - On YouTube

Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, <a href="http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/07/jcs_chair_on_facebook_with_lot.php">a well known Twitter and Facebook fan,</a> has now added YouTube to his social media arsenal. He's invited troops to join him for a YouTube-driven virtual town hall between now and the end of the month.

Digital Government

Goodbye XYZ. Hello, Generation C

There are countless studies, articles and blog posts out on the <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/generational_divide/">differences among different generations</a> in the workplace and their perceptions and uses of new technology. Steve Ressler, founder of Young Government Leaders and GovLoop, a social networking site for federal employees, told Wired Workplace on Tuesday that while there is a generational divide between older federal workers and younger ones who simply grew up digital, the Generation Content, or Generation C, concept, which characterizes people of any age who actively uses social media and engages others on the Internet, is taking hold.

Digital Government

Data, communications dominate LandWarNet conference

The 2009 LandWarNet conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., brought together government and industry leaders to discuss pressing issues affecting the military's combat operations. Below are some highlights from the conference.

Digital Government

Obama's e-health agenda receives cash infusion

Administration officials this past week have publicly tied the benefits of health IT to the president's larger, more controversial health care reform effort.

Digital Government

Administration defends security of health IT

Government officials and federal advisory panel work to update privacy rules for the electronic age.