Digital Government

Will EPA's Lisa Schlosser become federal deputy CIO?

Chris Dorobek, editor of DorobekInsider.com, reports that Federal CIO Vivek Kundra is set to name EPA exec Lisa Schlosser to be his deputy CIO.

People

GSA making headway on customer focus

But some observers say GSA isn't doing enough to understand agencies' missions.

Digital Government

Open gov: So far, so good, but further still to go

GSA's David McClure discusses the state of open government and the importance of customer service.

People

Think like a customer, not like a techie

Until we change our frame of reference, we won't improve the quality of the services we provide, writes Candi Harrison, who teaches courses at Web Manager University.

Digital Government

As NASA prepares to retire its final shuttle, agency leaders face an uncertain future

Fifty years after President Kennedy's call to put a man on the moon, the space agency is at a crossroads.

Digital Government

Washington power outage tests telework plans

Damage to underground electrical cables forces employees at three agencies to work from home or take administrative leave.

Cybersecurity

Hackers might have skeleton key to defense contractor systems

Recent hacker attacks on Lockheed Martin and L-3 Communications are linked to a data breach earlier this year at a security firm that experts fear might have given the hackers the keys they need to break into systems of other contractors.

Digital Government

Twitter's Costolo becomes Obama adviser

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo joins telecom advisory panel.

Cybersecurity

Iran Censorship Efforts Gain Urgency Amid Stuxnet Fears

Iran's efforts to disconnect its Internet from the rest of cyberspace have gained urgency amid fears of another Stuxnet worm and other perceived moves by the U.S. government to exert influence through the Web, a report suggests.

Digital Government

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