People
Groups ready for disaster drill to use social media
San Diego State University's Immersive Visualization Center is sponsoring a major online disaster drill that will use Twitter, Facebook and geotagging tools.
Modernization
State Department's mobile and Web apps go global
The State Department begins publicity on its new Apps@State program to develop mobile and Web applications around the world.
Modernization
Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence appointed Army CIO
Lt. Gen. Susan Lawrence, former commanding general of U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command/9th Signal Command, is the new Army CIO.
Digital Government
Survey: Agencies are failing to maintain critical electronic records
National Archives report cites Justice's handling of 'torture memos' as evidence of problems.
Cybersecurity
Agriculture to shift all workers to the cloud by year's end
Department is moving about 10,000 employees each month to Web-based e-mail and other services to reduce reliance on data centers.
Modernization
Army plans battlefield smart phone network
The latest in a series of Army projects to push the use of smart phones for soldiers will use cellular and WiFi technology.
People
Pay for performance back on the table
Pay for performance, an idea that has had a problematic history in the federal government, is back in play, according to one report.
People
OPM updates unscheduled telework option
The Office of Personnel Management is revising its dismissal and closure procedures for the Washington, D.C., area after January’s snowstorm commute that left some people stranded on the road for up to 13 hours.
Digital Government
Device of the week: Motorola Xoom
Introducing Dan's Device Of The Week. Today: the Motorola Xoom, the first tablet-optimized Android Honeycomb device.
Digital Government