Digital Government

Privacy concerns might freeze program profiling terrorism suspects

Service allowing a range of federal, state and local officials to access potential culprits' personal information hasn't been vetted through a privacy assessment.

Digital Government

About those sleepy feds ...

News that the Census Bureau asked employees to stop napping in public areas probably made most readers yawn.

Digital Government

Zacharie T. Hall: Getting firsthand feedback...from Kandahar Province

Hall volunteered to go to a combat outpost in Afghanistan so he could get a better understanding of what soldiers needed.

Digital Government

Paul Swider: Pioneer of Tech@State

Swider engineered the creation of Tech@State, which brings together technology leaders and innovators to support the United States' diplomacy and development agenda.

People

The 2011 Rising Star Award judges

This year's judges offer their advice to Rising Stars and Rising Star wannabes.

Acquisition

Tom Suder: Better ideas for BetterBuy

Suder's proposal for improving government procurement became the foundation for the General Services Administration's BetterBuy Project.

Digital Government

Cate Berard: A guru for the greening of IT

Berard took a leadership role in the Obama administration's efforts to introduce sustainable practices for buying, managing and disposing of IT products.

Digital Government

John Mark Hall: Keeping security front and center

Hall worked closely with the Integrated Security Program team and its partners, which are developing security measures for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's new campus at Fort Belvoir, Va.

Digital Government

Bridget Roddy: A view of the world

Roddy managed the launch of the Virtual Student Foreign Service, a high-profile program that connects American students with State's domestic offices and U.S. missions abroad.

Digital Government

Gaurav Mathur: Engineering a better solution for vets

Mathur supported the implementation of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record, a joint initiative by the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments aimed at improving the health care of veterans.

Digital Government

Maj. Nicholas R. Miller: Honoring the fallen behind the scenes

Miller overhauled Arlington National Cemetery's IT strategy to address critical information assurance problems.

Modernization

Nicole Willis: Downsizing systems at DHS

Willis led the development of an IT architecture that will allow DHS to eliminate more than 100 redundant systems.

Digital Government

Mari Oh: She has a knack for making people talk

Oh developed a variety of programs to improve collaboration between government and industry.