Digital Government
Health and Human Services' IT rules open up market to newcomers
Older products long ago opted to comply with stricter standards, giving later entrants that can focus on simpler requirements the advantage, consultants say.
Digital Government
Defense mandates disclosure of contract bundling
Department also will alert lawmakers to large sole-source task or delivery orders.
Digital Government
Senators reintroduce identity theft measure
Bill would require federal agencies and private companies to establish safeguards to protect consumer data and to notify potential victims of a security breach.
Digital Government
GSA seeks better prices, easier customer interface with IT procurement
Alliant and commercial satellite communications contracts have potential for growth, acquisition chief says.
Digital Government
Are qualified feds being denied teleworking opportunities?
The Office of Personnel Management has made it a point to voice strong support for telework. And Congress is working on passing legislation that will make it easier to do.
Digital Government
Federal job fair in D.C. today!
Today’s the day if you’re a young federal jobseeker in the D.C. area looking for one of those 50,000 jobs the government hopes to fill in the next 12 months
Cybersecurity
TSA Losing Body Scanner Debate
It looks like the debate over full body scanners -- called a virtual strip search by some airline passengers -- may be moving against the Transportation Security Administration, as this <a href=http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-07-13-1Abodyscans13_ST_N.htm?csp=hf>USA Today story</a>.
Digital Government
A Window to the Soul
In <em>Lie to Me</em>, the yet-to-be-a-hit <a href=http://www.fox.com/lietome/>TV series on Fox</a>, Dr. Cal Lightman (played by Tim Roth) uses his insight into the human condition to determine if a person is lying - and then solving crime based on his observational skills. Lightman typically peers into a subject's eyes, looking for twitching and shifting pupils. Now, a computer program can do that.
Digital Government
HHS Sustains Paper Cuts
The federal government this week acknowledged critics who accused it of overzealously pushing to replace paper medical files with electronic medical records.
Cybersecurity
DHS told to increase control over border-fence contractors
U.S. Customs and Border Protection must improve how it oversees contractors hired to build an IT-enabled, security fence along the U.S. border with Mexico, an audit finds.
Ideas
FAS Gets Permanent Leader
The General Services Administration on Tuesday announced a permanent leader for its Federal Acquisition Service, which has seen a number of shifts in recent months.
Digital Government
Learning about America on the Boston-New York bus
A low-cost bus ride on the East Coast provides blogger Steve Kelman with a unique view of the country.
People