Digital Government
Kelly Olson goes from ConnellyWorks to GSA
Olson will develop GSA's outreach efforts, offering its technology services to other federal agencies.
Digital Government
Show me the money ...
One can’t help but notice when delving a bit deeper into the rankings in the “best places” survey recently released by the Partnership for Public Service that among the top 10 “best” large agencies (as ranked by employees), most also ranked in the top 10 for pay satisfaction.
Digital Government
Watchdog group gives Obama mixed review on openness
OpenTheGovernment.org says the White House is moving toward becoming the most open in history, but criticizes it for spending large sums to create and secure classified information.
Cybersecurity
NIST releases cybersecurity guidelines for smart grid
Guidelines are a good step forward, but they focus only on securing individual devices, not on tightening security for how different parts of the system will be connected, experts say.
Digital Government
FCC posts data sets, plans site redesign to be more like a dot-com
Application programming interfaces allow visitors to search Internet speeds in counties, broadcast licenses and census data.
Digital Government
White House kicks off contest website to find fixes to big problems
Agencies can post a competition to Challenge.gov in minutes by filling out an online form with details of the initiative.
Digital Government
Air Force operates a mini-FedEx hub to provide relief in Pakistan
Mobile communications system offers three classified data connections, three unclassified connections and three phone lines.
Digital Government
Working From Home on Labor Day
Access to fast Internet speeds that make working from home and on-the-go easier seem to be on the rise nationwide, just in time for Labor Day.
Ideas
When I Grow Up . . .
In a recent <a href=http://www.cio.com/article/603965/The_New_New_CIO_Role_Big_Changes_Ahead> article</a> on how chief information officers can become part of an organization's senior leadership team (rather than an order taker who makes sure the e-mail or data center doesn't go down), CIO.com quotes Tom Davenport, professor of management and information technology at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.:
Cybersecurity
Tell Me About Your Security Career
I found this little gem of an <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/30/AR2010083001935.html">article</a> today, which reminded me of the importance of finding and training cybersecurity professionals. It's no secret there aren't enough well qualified professionals (or cyber warriors) to keep up. But it might be a secret that the ones with the training don't always have a career path to follow.
Digital Government
VA Catches Up on GI Housing Payments
Veterans attending college under the post-9/11 GI bill did not receive an increase in their basic housing allowance for the 2010 spring semester due to the clunky claims processing system that was in place until just this month.
Digital Government
IT jobs can get pretty down and dirty
People monitoring the Internet for unsightly content have to look at the disgusting material day after day. Others build IT infrastructure in war zones and repair undersea Internet cables that connect continents.
Cybersecurity
DHS starts Predator UAV flights in Texas
The Homeland Security Department on Sept. 1 began flying regularly scheduled unmanned Predator aircraft surveillance flights from Corpus Christi, Texas, expanding the department’s total unmanned air surveillance capabilities to the entire Southwest land border.
Digital Government