Cybersecurity
E-mail remains the top source of data loss, survey finds
A survey by Proofpoint finds that e-mail is still the leading source of data loss, but losses via social media channels are on the rise.
Cybersecurity
As smart grid approaches, security concerns follow
The new guidelines for securing an intelligent power distribution network released build on a security framework released in January and are the product of a 450-member public-private working group headed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Cybersecurity
Can you trust your data recovery vendor?
Pressed for time and money, agencies are often lax about vetting third-party data recovery companies. New NIST guidance seeks to correct the problem.
Ideas
Fix Needed for Spending Data
The Sunlight Foundation said on Tuesday that it launched Clearspending.com, a site that will analyze data from USASpending.gov.
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.:
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