Digital Government
Software licensing issues delay Pentagon's computer security plan
A unified master gold disk would greatly simplify and speed the process for implementing computer security settings across the department.
Digital Government
Are e-gov programs worth the cost?
High-profile federal transparency initiatives such as Data.gov are on the chopping block in Congress, under pressure to prove they provide real value.
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NSF unveils plan to spur workplace flexibility, STEM careers
More work/life balance is in the works for NSF researchers and scientists.
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Federal Coach: Alfonso Batres: A leadership veteran
Alfonso Batres has spent nearly three decades working with the community-based Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Readjustment Counseling Vet Centers, starting in the field offices and heading the national program since 1994. The program, which provides counseling, family services, job assistance, medical and benefit referrals, has expanded from 200 to 300 centers in the last six years, and added 50 mobile units to meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of combat veterans.
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Mineral, Va., quake?: 'Yeah, we felt it.'
USGS crowdsourcing site set a record with the Aug. 23 earthquake, but has been using the wisdom of crowds to learn about seismic activity for more than a decade.
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Military continues off-label drug use, despite concerns
Defense Department's inability to track prescriptions compounds the difficulty of measuring adverse medical effects.
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VA CIO forecasts in-house mobile apps store
The department will meet a self-imposed deadline to field tablet computers and smartphones on Oct. 1.
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FCC's controversial Net Neutrality rules take effect Nov. 20
Government Computer News
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