Digital Government

Countering WikiLeaks could stifle information sharing

Experts favor efforts to change behavior of would-be leakers rather than seeking new technical ways to protect secret government data.

Digital Government

Never a dull moment

Well, it looks like feds are being asked by the White House to share the pain of the private sector with a two-year pay freeze.

People

Open government beats FOIA for information access

People are being encouraged to bypass the lengthy legal process to request government data and go directly to agency open government offices, according to White House Deputy CTO Beth Noveck.

People

Why not more software reuse?

Blogger Steve Kelman believes the federal government could make big gains by making it a priority to reuse software wherever possible.

Digital Government

Patients Favor Online Records

Digital Government

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Digital Government

Minority, civil rights groups back Rush for communications panel

Groups cite Chicago Democrat for his work on 1996 telecommunications act.

Digital Government

FTC reaches settlement with websites offering bogus federal grant information

For access to the information, the websites asked consumers to provide their credit or debit card information to pay for a $1.99 processing fee.

Digital Government

Energy risks prematurely approving technologies for uranium processing, GAO says

The department isn't following best practices other agencies set for achieving technology readiness levels.

Digital Government

New leader of traumatic brain injury center brings combat experience to job

Navy Capt. Paul Hammer, a psychiatrist, has served two tours in Iraq.

Cybersecurity

Postal Service IG examines cyber incident data

USPS handles large volumes of financial transactions, which makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals.

Ideas

DHS Awards $450M, Pared-down TASC Contract