Digital Government
VA completes education claims system in time for fall semester
Fully automated network works through complex calculations to determine veterans' tuition payments and housing allowances under the 2008 GI bill.
Digital Government
Barack Obama Hates Fat People
Even if you've followed closely the government's plan to move the country's health care system from paper to electronic medical records, you may have missed a heretofore hidden provision that will allow pointy-headed bureaucrats to track the Body Mass Index of God-fearing, corn-dog loving citizens and, when necessary, ration the health care of individuals determined by the government to be (and I use the technical language here) lard buckets.
Digital Government
Fighting the Flu with Your Cell
Last year's response to the pandemic H1N1 flu was mired by delays in manufacturing what was supposed to be the most powerful tool for preventing widespread fatalities: a vaccine. This year, one of the most powerful tools may just be your cell phone.
Digital Government
Up Next: The e-Patient Terminal
In the almost forgotten era before the Internet, if you were sick enough to go to a hospital, all you had do was lie in bed, have doctors and nurses care for you, and you eventually got better.
Ideas
Sweet Cell Phone Dreams
In another sign of just how attached individuals have become to their cell phones, two thirds of adults say they have slept with their mobile device or placed it next to their bed at night, according to a survey released on Thursday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
Digital Government
Pentagon banks on teamwork to meet Gates mandate
The Pentagon has commissioned five teams of defense officials and experts to take on different aspects of realizing plans to cut the Defense Department budget by $100 million in the next five years, according to the Malcolm O'Neill, the Army’s top acquisition official.
Digital Government
State, local education agencies flunk stimulus law transparency tests
GAO found only 9 percent of the spending descriptions fully met the law's transparency criteria, such as for clear and complete information.
Modernization
SSA disagrees with IG on data center site recommendations
The Social Security Administration accepts half of its inspector general's advice for site selection for a new data center.
Cybersecurity
Mobile Device Poll's Chilling Results
A <a href="http://isc.sans.edu/">poll</a> measuring user fears of cyber threats to mobile devices is the latest reminder that smart phones can be quite insecure. The poll is titled "What is your biggest fear with mobile devices in your enterprise," and 311 people participated on SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center website. Respondents said monitoring for information leaks was among the biggest fear at 46.3 percent. Untrusted applications came in at 15.1 percent, malware attacks at 14.8 percent, securing the applications at 7.1 percent, and wireless access at 7.1 percent.
Modernization
Dump that data: Agencies need not preserve Web 2.0 content
Federal agencies are dealing with questions about how much of the content on their social media platforms must be saved as an official record, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Feds like the way these agencies work it
A new survey reveals the satisfaction--or lack thereof--among the women and men who work in federal offices.
People
'Cut the crap' and other lessons for new IT projects
Focus on the job you want to accomplish and not on the technology you are using to get the job done, says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s senior adviser for knowledge management.
People
Best places to work in the federal government
The Partnership for Public Service ranks the best -- and worst -- places to work in the federal government for 2010.
Digital Government
DARPA tries to know when to hold 'em
DARPA is opening the door for applicants to design solutions with the assumption that most systems and networks have already been compromised.
Modernization
5 smart choices in smart phones
We tested five new models, including one with 4G capabilities, and finds they have a lot for offer on-the-job users. Android phones come out on top.
Digital Government
GPO names acting management chief
Herb Jackson has been named the Government Printing Office's acting chief management officer. He replaces Janet Sansone, who is retiring.
People
Social media helps NRC combat brain drain
NRC has deployed professional networking tools to support online communities of interest that can “get the information that is needed to the right person” quickly and simply.
Modernization
5 ways to use social media for better emergency response
More people now use social media tools to report emergencies or call for help, and they expect government response agencies to be actively engaged in using the technology, too.
Cybersecurity