Digital Government
Social media looms in regulations development
New Web 2.0 tools are changing the ways in which government makes and implements rules and regulations.
Digital Government
DOD blacklist authority could go too far, say small-biz advocates
Small-business groups say the 2011 Defense Authorization bill would allow DOD officials to secretly blacklist contractors and bar them from doing any business with the federal government.
Digital Government
Federal guidance on WikiLeaks raises legal questions
Security law expert says some agencies' directives to employees might be illegal.
Digital Government
VA rolls out 'smart home' project to rehabilitate brain injury patients
Florida hospital uses technology to help veterans relearn basic but important tasks such as doing the laundry and shaving.
Digital Government
Energy Department announces $30 million in biofuels research funding
Package comes as the biofuels industry watches biofuels tax incentives arduously make their way through the Senate and House tax packages.
Cybersecurity
OPM credits IT for shorter security clearance process
The Office of Personnel Management credits its advanced use of IT tools for cutting the time it takes to process federal personnel security clearances.
Digital Government
Treasury announces senior tech hires
Tim Duncan and David Forrest will be the senior technology leaders for the implementation team at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Digital Government
Here come those 2011 deductibles ...
OK—the 2010 open season for the Federal Employees Healthcare Benefits Program is finally history. The time for looking at rate charts, brochures and competing plans is over.
Cybersecurity