Digital Government

In This Race, Bet On The Terp To Win

Each day brings fresh evidence that the transition from paper medical files to electronic medical records has reached a tipping point.

Digital Government

Soundbytes: Golf, Management and Pandora's Box

A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.

Cybersecurity

Learning It Your Way

Formal classroom training isn't the best route for many federal workers. Social networking sites and other Web resources offer additional learning opportunities.

Digital Government

White House cites use of health data as example of its innovation initiative

Government information stored in file cabinets inhibits entrepreneurial energy, so the Obama administration is releasing it, says federal chief technology officer.

Digital Government

Hill opposition grows to FCC spectrum auction plan

Members introduce bills to prevent the commission from selling companies access to communications spectrum that public safety organizations say they need.

Digital Government

WeGov.com pushes Internet activism in new direction

Website allows groups to host pages like Facebook but goes a step further by enabling users to donate to campaigns, engage in letter-writing efforts and join petitions.

Digital Government

DHS agencies reluctant to consolidate human resources networks

Organizations opposing the migration to new systems say they fail to satisfy business requirements or demonstrate savings.

Digital Government

DIA Issues FOUO on Post Series

The Defense Intelligence Agency tried to get a head start on July 16 managing the reaction to the <em>Washington Post</em> <a href=http://projects.washingtonpost.com/top-secret-america/articles/a-hidden-world-growing-beyond-control/?hpid=topnews>"Top Secret America" series</a>, which started running in the paper and on the Web on Monday.

People

Five reasons why some feds would rather not telework

Make no mistake: The vast majority of readers commenting on telework stories in recent weeks clearly favor having the option to work from home on a regular basis. But here is the minority report.

Digital Government

Widget provides one-click access to travel tips

The Summer Travel Web widget was developed by the Transportation Security Administration in conjunction with the Customs and Border Protection agency to provide travelers with easy access to helpful travel tips.

Digital Government

OpenGov Tracker puts the best open-government ideas in one place

Two NASA developers, working on their own time and with no budget, built a site that lets the public submit, rank and comment on ideas on how agencies can best fulfill the goals of the Open Government Directive.

Digital Government

How to get results from Web site action centers

The Justice Department is finding new ways to encourage visitor input on its Web pages, such as having its action center box follow users as they move on the site.

Digital Government

Embracing Young Ideas

Allan Holmes on Monday wrote an <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/07/governments_big_recruiting_problem.php#comments-area">excellent post</a> on how the federal government is losing talented young workers because it simply reacts too slowly and does not seem open to new ideas. DMNews has an interesting <a href="http://www.dmnews.com/ibm-engages-generation-y/article/174848/">interview</a> with Pamela Evans, global digital marketing manager at IBM, about how IBM has been successful at recruiting, retaining and appealing to the younger generation. The effort to appeal to younger workers, Evans says, started 11 years ago, when IBM established a website exclusively for software developers. "We're not looking to push them to go places where we are; we really want to intercept them where they are," she says.