People
Senate bill approved without kill switch provision
Legislation approved by a Senate committee last month would not give the president the authority to disconnect the Internet, as many people had feared. But then, the president already has that authority.
Digital Government
Navy awards contract to transition to expanded network
HP Enterprise Services will provide work to move IT services from NMCI to the Next Generation Enterprise Network, which will serve 700,000 sailors, Marines and civilians.
Cybersecurity
White House officially hands cyber oversight to DHS
Memo outlining cybersecurity duties seen as a response to Congress' call for better compliance with security law.
Digital Government
OMB to meet with agencies to discuss financial systems
White House wants federal managers to break projects into simple segments that take no more than two years to complete so they can avoid budget overruns and delays.
Digital Government
The value of longevity -- What’s your federal experience worth?
Heritage Foundation policy analyst James Sherk suggests that lining up federal and private-sector salaries more closely could cut the federal payroll by $47 billion in Fiscal Year 2011.
Ideas
Transparency is Your Friend
One of the key arguments for transparency is that it builds trust, as well as opening your organization to more and maybe better ideas from the public. After just more than a year of President Obama's open government initiative, some top federal executives are finding that out to be true.
Digital Government
The Cyber Command Logo Mystery
Wired's Danger Room blog has a <a href="http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/07/solve-the-mystery-code-in-cyber-commands-logo/">fun contest</a> that Nextgov readers should take a serious look at -- especially cyber specialists.
People
How social media will change your leadership style
In the following excerpt from her book, social media expert and founder of the Altimeter Group Charlene Li provides an overview of how open decision-making might work.
Digital Government
IRS Recruits on YouTube
The Internal Revenue Service has become the latest agency to launch a new job search tool on YouTube aimed at recruiting veterans and recent college graduates. The new playlist, "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/IRSVideos#g/c/C229B1637C71A518">Working at the IRS</a>," showcases videos in which IRS employees discuss their jobs, the diversity of the IRS workforce and the culture of the agency. The YouTube effort coincides with the launch the <a href="http://jobs.irs.gov/home.html?navmenu=menu2">IRS Careers website</a>, which has more detailed information on job openings, how to apply for positions and information on the benefits of working at the IRS.
People
D.C. locale can aid agencies' search for young talent
Federal agencies and departments need to do a better job of using the city of Washington as a recruiting tool to attract young professionals looking for employment, writes Steve Kelman.
Digital Government
People on the move, events in the news
The hot ticket in federal IT this week was — what else? — the Hot Ticket Awards, the annual soiree that Northern Virginia Technology Council President Bobbie Kilberg hosts at her McLean, Va., home.
People
The federal workforce: Abandon all hope, ye who work here
Federal employees voice anger and resignation about their working conditions, their bosses and the likelihood that anything will change.
Digital Government
NSA stakes another claim to cybersecurity leadership
The recent appearance of an article about NSA in the Wall Street Journal could indicate that the spy agency is jockeying for position with DHS, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
Digital Government