Modernization
Agencies' faulty payments make OMB site hit list
OMB has started a Web site, PaymentAccuracy.gov, to highlight work to reduce improper payments made by agencies.
Digital Government
Agencies Fall Short on Web 2.0
Government agencies are falling short when it comes to using social networks, online communities and websites to engage with citizens, new research suggests.
Digital Government
Panel Approves Training Bill
A Senate panel on Thursday passed legislation that would require federal agencies to provide managers and supervisors with interactive training within one year of promotion to a supervisory position.
Cybersecurity
Committee approves cybersecurity bill
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has sent a cybersecurity bill to the full Senate.
Cybersecurity
Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill clears Senate committee
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to approve a sweeping cybersecurity bill that would clarify the authority of the president to take critical information technology systems offline during emergencies when no other option is available.
Digital Government
White House abolishes decade-old cookies ban
Agencies will be barred from tracking a visitor's activity on nongovernment sites and from sharing the data it collects without gaining users' permission first.
Digital Government
Report predicts rising need for more educated workers
A study released on Thursday from Georgetown University predicts that in eight years a majority of U.S. jobs will require some post-secondary education, demand the United States is not ready to meet.
Modernization
State, Egyptian tech officials meet to improve U.S.-Muslim ties
Delegation is part of a continuing effort to improve Middle East relations following President Obama's call for a new beginning in the tense relationship between Americans and Muslims.
Digital Government
Pentagon orders system to track soldiers for brain injuries
After years of criticism for not properly diagnosing and treating troops affected by battlefield explosions, Defense calls for a database that would alert physicians to check for hard-to-detect concussions and brain damage.
Digital Government
Now, Sorta UnBefuddled
I <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/06/befuddled_by_va_virtual_call_center_notice.php>wrote on Wednesday that I couldn't even began to comprehend a Veteran Affairs Department <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=72ff3c1024d9b04d43176eca88fbbbeb>FedBizOps notice</a> on Virtual Call Centers because it was written in language that barely resembled common English.
Ideas
GSA's Tech Team Keeps Busy
The General Services Administration's revamped <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2010/05/gsa_adds_tech_office.php>Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies</a> has its hands full with tech projects designed to engage the public, promote openness and improve government innovation and efficiency.
Digital Government