Digital Government
Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Biden: Stimulus dollars fueling energy- and life-saving technology
Recovery Act has fueled solar power and medical research breakthroughs, says vice president.
Digital Government
State, local health IT spending projected to be $10B by 2015
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
Top Defense official says the U.S. must beef up cyber defenses
William Lynn, who disclosed classified networks were infiltrated by a malicious code in 2008, says the department must develop ways to stop attacks before sensitive information is stolen.
Digital Government
Be careful mixing politics and Facebook, counsel office says
Office of Special Counsel outlines what federal employees must look out for when using social media for political purposes.
Digital Government
What incentives would you like your agency to offer?
The Office of Personnel Management says that the number of feds participating in the federal student loan repayment program has jumped in recent years—23 percent in 2009 alone.
Ideas
Find Your Agency
What are the most popular Web ions on the Web? For a visualization of the top 2 million "favicons," sized by relative popularity of the sites, go <a href=http://nmap.org/favicon/>here</a>. Make sure you use the online viewer to drill down. Zoom in and try to find your federal agency.
Digital Government
'Hi, I'm a Dirty Hospital Bed'
We've all heard of electronic whiteboards used to add a little punch to usually boring presentations, but how about "electronic bed boards" to track the status of hospital beds?
Cybersecurity
Consider Cloud Computing Consequences
As agencies move to cloud computing - accessing basic computing services and applications over the Internet - some unforeseen consequences will occur. The Office of Management and Budget and the CIO Council want to head them off before they become serious.
Digital Government
Google Earth vs Microsoft Bing Map
I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/google_now_owns_earth.php>reported</a> on Aug. 20 that the folks over at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency determined only Google had the smarts to handle visualization of the planet.
People
Pentagon project seeks to streamline human-resource process
Defense Department officials are testing a new project on hiring and managing employees to change the process-oriented structure of personnel management.
Digital Government
Addressing the Retirement Wave
Dice.com has an interesting <a href="http://career-resources.dice.com/articles/content/entry/the_aging_of_america_a">article</a> about how the coming retirement wave of 76 million baby boomers over the next 18 years will create an even greater demand for technology experts, not just to replace these seasoned workers but also to develop new technologies, like patient monitoring, independent living concepts, assistive technologies and wired pillboxes.
Modernization
Agencies told to avoid links to political sites
Federal agencies with a presence on Facebook and Twitter must be careful not to link to any political Web sites, according to new guidance.
Digital Government
State, local health IT spending projected to be $10B by 2015
Spending on state and local health information technology systems is expected to rise by 19 percent during the next five years, according to market research firm Input Inc.
Digital Government