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Gawker hack may put government workers at risk

Government employees who accessed the popular Gawker websites from work may want to take precautions in the wake of the hack attack, according to a report.

Digital Government

SSA seen going 90 percent electronic

An advisory panel to the Social Security Administration strongly recommends expanding the agency's electronic transactions.

Digital Government

Army PEO EIS gets new senior leader

Army Program Executive Office gets a new senior leader, promoted up through the ranks.

People

Why OMB’s IT reform plan just might work

Blogger Steve Kelman finds a lot to like in OMB’s new IT reform report.

Cybersecurity

Aftermath of WikiLeaks flap underscores vulnerabilities of the cloud

Denial-of-service attacks show the risks to operations when agencies rely on third parties to host IT services, say cybersecurity experts.

Digital Government

GSA aims to make agency websites more user-friendly

Program uses inexpensive testing methods to identify the most serious problems with federal sites.

Digital Government

Former Clinton official backs auction of D Block communication spectrum

James Lee Witt says it would take public safety agencies too long to finance and build out a national broadband network themselves.

Modernization

3 arguments for telework managed services

Managed services offer one way to avoid the network problems that can plague teleworkers, writes Tony Bardo, assistant vice president for government solutions at Hughes.

People

Reviews are mixed for early agile efforts

The government's early agile efforts are well intentioned but miss the mark, reviewers say.

People

IT management reform: Here's the plan

OMB unveiled a 25-step plan to keep government programs from running into trouble.

Cybersecurity

10 red-hot stories at FCW.com

Oil spills, lousy managers and the pay debates top the list of most popular topics among FCW readers.

Digital Government

The new deal: Wi-Fi in every federal building

Under a bipartisan bill introduced Dec. 3, all publicly accessible federal buildings would be equipped with new wireless equipment.

People

Buzz Factor

These were the most-read stories on FCW.com in the past two weeks.