Digital Government
Public service on display at the Griffith Observatory
Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed with what he finds when he visits a former student who is now deputy director of the Los Angeles observatory.
Digital Government
FAR Council considers justifying sole-source awards
Congress demands a good reason for awarding a contract worth $20 million or more without hosting a competition for the work.
Digital Government
Would Patton survive in today's PowerPoint military?
Would Patton or MacArthur survive in the modern military's PowerPoint culture? Some of our readers doubt it.
Modernization
Agencies update Web sites in preparation for Hurricane Earl
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Hurricane center have updated their home pages in preparation for Hurricane Earl.
Digital Government
Regulators nudge up simplified acquisition dollar thresholds
Regulatory changes offer modest benefits for both small businesses and large companies.
People
NASA opens photo-sharing site
NASA is inviting the public to add information and other comments on its historic photo collection on Flickr Commons.
Digital Government
'War consists largely of endless tinkering with PowerPoint slides'
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
FDA unveils performance management site
Online system will allow public to monitor agency's activities and drug approval process.
Digital Government
Contractors want to review troubled technology projects with OMB
Vendors say administration officials should allow them to weigh in on fixing the management of high-risk initiatives and should keep companies abreast of development interruptions.
Modernization
Agencies use old and new tech to monitor, prepare for Hurricane Earl
The National Hurricane Center relies on satellite images supplemented by advanced equipment that accurately measures wind speeds, while FEMA taps in to social media to help residents prepare for landfall.
Digital Government
DISA says more employees willing to make move to new HQ
Officials convinced most hard-to-replace employees will transfer from Arlington, Va., to Fort Meade, Md., due to flexible work hours and telecommuting.
Digital Government
How secure is your facility?
Two federal judges--one who decides Social Security cases, and another who presides over immigration cases--this week detailed the growing threat of violence that they, along with their families, face.
Digital Government
Navy Saves Trees With Digital Signatures
Navy Chief Information Officer Rob Carey approved an <a href=http://www.doncio.navy.mil/PolicyView.aspx?ID=1919>electronic signature policy</a> for the Navy and Marine Corps on Aug. 27 in a move designed to save paper, improve security and save money.
Cybersecurity
Intel's Mobile Cyber Claim
<em>The Baltimore Sun</em>'s financial columnist, Jay Hancock, <a href=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/business/hancock/blog/2010/08/intels_infineon_acquisition_a.html>wrote</a> on Monday that Intel's <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100830_9604.php?oref=topnews>announced purchase</a> of mobile chip maker Infineon is actually a smarter deal than Intel's acquisition of McAfee, which was made public on Aug. 19.
Digital Government
HHS Kicks Off EHR Certification
The Health and Human Services Department announced on Monday that it selected the first two organizations that will review whether electronic health record system meet the standards and certification criteria the federal government has set.
Ideas