Digital Government
Ready or not, the workplace will get a lot more mobile, social
Government Computer News
Digital Government
HHS seeks help with catalog of health treatments
Database will enable patients, doctors, policymakers and others to determine which courses of action work best and are most cost effective.
Cybersecurity
Inspector general says tax e-file system is not error-free
Security weaknesses persist, despite IRS' claim to the contrary.
Digital Government
Contractors asked to voluntarily submit emissions data
GSA will give preference to vendors that provide greenhouse gas information, official says.
Cybersecurity
Navy needs information technology specialists with business skills
New IT workforce plan emphasizes business acumen along with technical expertise.
Cybersecurity
Password Practices
Cybersecurity in government has been a punching bag for years. Most experts agree it's pretty bad -- scary bad. But when it comes to passwords, federal managers are more careful than their private sector counterparts.
Digital Government
TSA Blogger Brings Message to Defense
A prolific -- and popular -- blogger at for the Transportation Security Administration has begun to spread his word to the Defense community. Bob Burns, a.k.a. Blogger Bob, wrote his first post for the Armed With Science Blog, which appears on the <a href=http://www.dodlive.mil/>DoD Live</a> website.
Digital Government
Does filtering adult Web sites work?
Does software to block adult content and other objectional material really work? In past years such programs have been knocked for blocking legitimate Web sites along with the nasty ones -- such as screening out breast-cancer information sites along with nubile young vixens.
People
Agencies defend charges of contracting fraud
Officials say the recently reported fraud that GAO uncovered in a small-business set-aside program comes from business owners and contracting officers not understanding the program rules, but at least one member of Congress rejects that explanation.
Digital Government
DARPA seeks young blood
DARPA is accepting proposals for its next Computer Science Study Group.
Digital Government
IT spending dashboard goes mobile
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has announced an updated Web site to help the public track the $80 billion the government spends annually on information technology.
Ideas
Reform Forces Bailout Lending Online
The financial regulatory overhaul that Congress passed this week is missing a major data transparency measure the <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100701_1718.php">House wanted</a>, but the legislation still offers some Web-based windows into the financial system that previously were lacking.
Digital Government
IT Jobs: Fed vs. Private Sector
The private sector is steps ahead of the federal government when it comes to overall job satisfaction as well as managing, training and rewarding employees, according to data from the <a href="http://www.fedview.opm.gov/2010/Reports/PrivComp.asp?AGY=ALL">2010 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey</a>.
Digital Government
Show Them the Money
Final rules governing the adoption of electronic medical records, released this week by the Health and Human Services Department, significantly softened proposed requirements floated earlier this year. The draft regulations generated some 2,000 comments, yet modification of the rules was largely a concession to large special-interest groups, notably the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association, that had pilloried the proposed regulations as unreasonable and unrealistic.
Digital Government
Top-Dollar IT Skills
The battle is on for hard-to-find technology talent, and companies are paying top dollar for the most in-demand IT professionals. This month's edition of the <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mzg4MzA1fENoaWxkSUQ9MzkxMDYwfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1">Dice Report</a> notes that this year's most in-demand jobs include software developers, C#, security analysts and engineers, database administrators and technology professionals with active federal security clearances.
People
New commissioner crafting plan to re-energize FAS
The new commissioner will release a new strategy for revitalizing the Federal Acquisition Service and setting a new course.
Digital Government