People
Agencies' unique coding systems hinder Recovery Act oversight, official says
The board that oversees money from the stimulus law ran into an old problem: agencies doing things their own way and forgetting about unity, official says.
Cybersecurity
DOE Discloses Power Grid Threats
In the interest of serving the greater public good, the Energy Department recently disclosed an analysis of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of private and government electric power grids. Typically cyber weaknesses at private utilities -- and even in specific government energy programs -- are kept close to the vest.
Digital Government
Reading the ASD/NII Tea Leaves
The "removal" of Teresa "Teri" Takai, California's chief information officer, from her planned nomination hearing on Monday to become the assistant secretary of Defense for networks and information integration and Defense CIO was no accident.
Digital Government
Hacking for Lactation
If you're a software coding guru, the National Library of Medicine -- and breastfeeding mothers everywhere -- need you.
Ideas
The Email Guessing Game
An obstacle I encounter regularly in this job is locating contact information for specific individuals in the federal government. Unless I've met someone directly or been given their email and phone number by a colleague, it takes a good amount of time to track them down. I regularly have to ask, "Do you know the email standard at [agency name]?"
Modernization
Industry retirees leave mainframe computers behind
Old mainframe computers stay at a company longer than the employees who know how to run them, according to a news report.
Digital Government
DOT Launches Online IdeaHub
The Transportation Department on Tuesday launched an online community where its employees can share and collaborate on new ideas. The network - called IdeaHub - will enable the department to take employee engagement and innovation to the next level by allowing workers to do something they've never fully been able to do before - share ideas and collaborate with their 55,000 DOT colleagues across the country, according to a <a href="http://fastlane.dot.gov/2010/08/ideahub-to-engage-dotemployees-tap-their-expertise.html#more">post</a> by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on the department's Fast Lane blog.
Modernization
Emirates to block most BlackBerry services
Move by UAE to suspend BlackBerry services will affect local users and international travelers passing through the nation's airport.
People
OMB may open purse to help program reviews
Close on the heels of the fiscal 2011 review requirements, officials are now offering to help agencies pay for program evaluations.
Acquisition
Are agencies paying too much through the GSA schedule? Readers respond
Blogger Steve Kelman replies to some of the many comments he received on a recent post about the confusion surrounding GSA schedule pricing.
Digital Government
Turning the tables: What do you think of John Q. Public?
Well, we know that many members of the public harbor the opinion that feds are overpaid, and there are plenty of congressional budget hawks and special interest groups who work to bolster that perception. It’s a message that is not hard to sell in a tight economy.
Digital Government
RIM unveils touch-screen Torch
RIM unveils the BlackBerry Torch, a smart phone that combines a BlackBerry keyboard and a touch screen.
Digital Government
What AT&T's $350M Networx award means to government telecom
Washington Technology
Cybersecurity
Public-private effort on cybersecurity needs a push from Congress
Government Computer News
Digital Government