Digital Government
Microsoft unveils do-not-track feature in browser
Internet Explorer will allow consumers to block tracking feature from sites.
Modernization
USDA moves to the cloud
Agency plans to move 120,000 users to cloud-based messaging system.
Modernization
Viewpoint: Happy Birthday, Open Government Directive
The Obama administration has created an infrastructure that puts agencies on a path to proactively involving citizens in federal decision making.
People
Some lawmakers seek to dilute pay freeze proposal
Some House members want to leave federal pay adjustments beyond 2011 to the next Congress.
Digital Government
WikiLeaks could be thwarted by new State Dept. system
The State Department has replaced the kinds of diplomatic cables that were leaked to WikiLeaks with a new, more secure collaborative system, reports Government Computer News.
Digital Government
Dreaming of early outs
Even some of the most dedicated feds are fed up (pun intended). One recent comment on this blog noted that if his agency offered a "buy-out"—more properly called a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) or Voluntary Early Retirement Authority (VERA) offer—the workforce there would immediately experience a reduction-in-force of one.
Digital Government
Did Iran's military fall victim to a cyberattack?
Iran's air defense systems might have been attacked by a modified version of the Stuxnet worm earlier this month during an air defense exercise.
Cybersecurity
DHS official: Cyber attacks against infrastructure on the rise
Schaffer said the government is tracking more and more cyber attacks.
Digital Government
GAO says plan to replace air traffic control system lacks performance metrics
Without specific goals for NextGen, FAA risks failure, watchdog warns.
Digital Government
Subcontractor, subgrantee data now available to the public
After nearly two years of delays, USASpending.gov opens a window to new levels of detail on government payments.
Digital Government