People
More federal agencies blog on Tumblr
Tumblr is growing in popularity as a blogging platform for federal agencies, and a Tumblr executive explains why.
People
Online influence: How does your agency rate?
President Barack Obama leads in online influence, but federal agencies and other executives vary in their online clout scores, according to the Klout.com index.
Digital Government
Group claims credit for Fox News Twitter hack
A group of hackers named the Script Kiddies has taken responsibility for a series of messages posted on Fox News' Twitter account over the July 4 weekend claiming that President Barack Obama had been assassinated.
Cybersecurity
Cyberattack hits Energy lab
The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has shut down its website and Internet access as a result of an attack that shows some similarities to one that hit Oak Ridge National Laboratory in April.
People
Agencies can ask teleworkers to work during hurricanes
Federal HR officials are told how to handle the upcoming hurricane season that's predicted to be busier than normal.
Cybersecurity
Attacks take Energy labs offline
The Pacific Northwest National Lab and the Thomas Jefferson Laboratory National Accelerator Facility shut down outside Internet access after a cyberattack.
Digital Government
Los Alamos lab to restart supercomputers
After a wildfire forced the lab's closure, officials are preparing to restart the Cray and IBM supercomputers used for weapons research.
People
What Kundra's legacy says about federal IT
Efforts to assess the federal CIO's successes and failures are complicated by the reality of the federal IT bureaucracy.
Digital Government
Hurricane center cautiously tests social media waters
The National Hurricane Center in Miami is on Facebook and Twitter for the first time during the 2011 storm season, but don't look for big changes.
People
The challenges of including contractors in the federal workforce size debate
It won't be easy for Congress to count and possibly cut the number of contract employees -- for a variety of reasons.
Acquisition
Insourcing vs. outsourcing: The never-ending story
The debate about the blended workforce has proven a favorite topic of FCW readers.
Digital Government
DOT considers putting tracking sensors for weather, traffic in new cars
Government Computer News
Cybersecurity