Digital Government
More Feds Receive Student Loan Help
Federal employees benefited more from student loan repayment programs in 2009, according to a new <a href="http://www.opm.gov/oca/pay/studentloan/html/CY2009StudentLoanRepaymentReport.pdf">report</a> by the Office of Personnel Management.
Digital Government
Military simulation training may lead recruits to view war as a game
Video games used to train recruits for war could also be masking the reality of the battlefield and creating a kind of detachment for those who become involved in the real thing.
Digital Government
Internet Explorer at 15: Kind of a punk, but still on top
This month, Internet Explorer turns 15 years old as the alpha dog among browsers, unfazed by occasional accusations of bullying and run-ins with the law.
Digital Government
Spurning the Internet: Many Americans not online at all--by choice
A study released recently by the Pew Internet & American Life Project reports that broadband adoption in the United States has slowed considerably in 2010 after a decade of steady growth. And a surprising number of people still don't use the Internet and don't want to.
Modernization
3 federal sites have top customer satisfaction
A recent survey highlighted the best and worst scores for customer satisfaction among federal departmental and portal Web sites.
Cybersecurity
DHS to automate watch list feeds
The Homeland Security Department and the Terrorist Screening Center will use a program to simplify how DHS receives information from the government's centralized terrorist database.
Digital Government
National Guard Bureau tells what not to write on Facebook
The National Guard Bureau is giving advice to guard members on what to write -- and not write -- on social media sites.
People
Lawmaker seeks hearing over proposed Joint Forces Command closing
Congressional pressure continues to build over Defense Secretary Robert Gates' plan to close the U.S. Joint Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., which employs about 6,000.
Modernization
How to avoid collaboration snares
Scott Lock of Excella Consulting discusses implementing SharePoint in the federal sector.
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