Digital Government
Senators ask Marshals Service why it stores images of full-body scans
Lawmakers say the practice of retaining the images taken during screening procedures at a federal courthouse in Florida could compromise individuals' privacy.
Cybersecurity
Intel's purchase of McAfee not a game changer for security
The buy pushes the chip maker further into the cyber market, but it won't affect development.
Digital Government
Study finds Republicans have higher digital IQ than Democrats
There are seven geniuses in the Senate, and conservative Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., has almost as much "digital velocity" as Lady Gaga, says a new study by business professors at The George Washington University and New York University.
Digital Government
Cart before horse …
Some of the comments on the recent “HR, heal thyself” post bring up an interesting point: Ambitious new initiatives (HR or otherwise) sometimes are planned and launched without anyone giving enough thought as to whether staffers have the skills and training to execute those initiatives.
Digital Government
Tweeting Docs
More physicians are starting to log on to Twitter to connect with patients, promote their practices and discuss issues like health care reform. Dr. Howard Luks, an orthopedic surgeon who's chief of sports medicine and arthroscopy at University Orthopedics and Westchester Medical Center north of New York City, is one.
Digital Government
AHLTA's End (Sort Of) Explained
I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/08/the_end_of_ahlta.php>reported</a> on Monday the Military Health System decided to consider commercial software for its loathed AHLTA electronic health record system. The folks over at MHS told me the planning process started in December 2009, with establishment of an EHR Way Ahead Planning Office this February.
Ideas
Intel Has a Good Story with McAfee
Intel Corp.'s announcement that it would by security firm McAfee Inc. for $7.68 billion could have an interesting play in the federal information technology market, according to Washington tech analysts. By having a McAfee at your fingertips, Intel can bolster the security in its chips, giving it a leg up in agencies looking for safer PCs, laptops, and wireless devices, some federal IT market watchers say.
Digital Government
Think your Internet connection is fast? Don't count on it!
The Federal Communications Commission says the gap between advertised Internet download speeds and actual performance is so wide that we need a new, standardized way of presenting promised broadband speeds.
Digital Government
DARPA plans a network of virtual satellites
DARPA revises its program to launch clusters of small, wirelessly connected mini satellites.
Cybersecurity
Sounds from Cyber Camp
The US Cyber Challenge summer camps have concluded, and by all accounts they were an overwhelming success. Three states -- Delaware, California, and New York -- hosted camps this year. I found a fun story on NPR and I wanted to make sure people had a chance to hear it.
Digital Government
HR Chiefs Not Happy With IT
The federal human resources community is hampered by a lack of robust information technology systems, forcing many HR leaders to rely on outdated manual processes, according to a new <a href="http://ourpublicservice.org/OPS/publications/viewcontentdetails.php?id=147">report</a>.
People
Kathleen Druitt: A program manager at heart
Druitt was the driving force behind setting up the Recovery.gov and FederalReporting.gov Web sites.
Digital Government
Pablo Vilaboa: When it comes to tech support, sleep is optional
Vilaboa remained at the office for days to provide technical support to officials at Southern Command who were responding to the earthquake in Haiti.
Modernization