Digital Government
State Department hits send on new Arabic Twitter site
Role of social media in Egyptian uprising cited as one reason to expand Tweets to participate in Arab world conversation.
Digital Government
Pentagon budget relies heavily on anticipated savings
Analyst says 2012 Defense spending plan is the beginning of an 'age of austerity' for the department.
Modernization
Virtual badges could help build trust in crowd sourcing
Web users feel more comfortable participating in online communities the more they know about other members, developer notes.
Digital Government
VA manager stole disabled vet data to create fraudulent tax returns
Woods, a data warehouse manager for VA, was charged in a January 2010 indictment with using the names and Social Security numbers of several individuals,
Digital Government
Obama: U.S. must provide Americans with tools of digital age
"This isn't just about a faster Internet or being able to find a friend on Facebook," Obama said during a speech at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich. "It's about connecting every corner of America to the digital age."
Digital Government
Rush reintroduces privacy bill
The bill appears to be similar to the legislation he offered in the last Congress that would allow for the collection and use of information from consumers but require firms to provide consumers with the ability to opt out from such collection.
Digital Government
GOP leader ups the ante: $100 billion in spending cuts this fiscal year
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) wants to cut $100 billion in spending for the remainder of fiscal 2011, keeping the Republicans' "Pledge to America."
Digital Government
Are we at cyber Defcon 1?
The United States must establish clear policies, procedures and doctrine for dealing with the ever increasing number of dangers and threats that exist in the cyber domain.
Digital Government
Attacking workforce rumors: union creates 'Truth Squad'
There's a lot being said about the federal workforce these days, and some of it is just plain false. That's at least the argument being made by the American Federation of Government Employees in its new "Truth Squad" blog.
People
HHS tests exchanging personal medical data over Internet
The Health and Human Services Department has begun testing direct, secure exchange of personal medical data over the Internet.
Digital Government
Which cloud services are you eyeing?
E-mail has been a popular choice among early public cloud adopters, so what's next?
Digital Government