Digital Government
FCC announces new chief technologist
Sicker previously served as chief of the commission's Network Technology Division.
Digital Government
Senate nixes data transparency provision in financial overhaul
The House amendment requires regulators to use a standard electronic format for collecting and publishing business information from the financial industry.
Digital Government
Soundbytes: Cookies, Potatoes and Underwear
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
Digital Government
TSA will miss cargo screening deadline
Official says the United States should recognize international programs that meet its standards.
Digital Government
Medicare anti-fraud program helps vets and cash-strapped states
Database allows states to identify Medicare beneficiaries also eligible for VA benefits.
Digital Government
House appropriators rescind broadband funding
Lawmakers want to take back the money to help make up for emergency wartime spending.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bill's Partnership
It was good to see the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously pass <a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:s3480is.txt.pdf">Senate bill 3480</a> out of committee on Tuesday. There were some <a href="http://cybersecurityreport.nextgov.com/2010/06/mccains_dirty_cyber_politics.php">concerns</a> raised at the initial hearing by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Roland Burris, D-Ill., about creating a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications within the <a href="http://topics.nextgov.com/Homeland+Security+Department/">Homeland Security Department</a> (DHS) to implement cybersecurity policies. However, the provision remained in the bill.
Digital Government
Outsourcing Cyber Expertise
A California lawmaker is questioning whether the Homeland Security Department and other agencies should have more cybersecurity responsibilities, particularly given the shortage of qualified workers, FederalNewsRadio.com <a href="http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=1992366">reports</a>. Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., said during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing that it may make more sense for the government to outsource some cybersecurity functions to contractors, despite a current trend in government to move more functions in-house.
People
Procurement office to agencies: Business cases, interagency contracts go hand-in-hand
Agencies would be required to develop a business case before launching a multi-agency contract under a guidance from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy expected later this summer.
People
Access granted: DOD makes OpenGov site more accessible
Feedback prompts department to make a Web site more accessible and detailed.
Digital Government
Twitter lands State Department staffers in spotlight
Two State Department employees' innocous tweets while on a visit to Syria raise eyebrows back in Foggy Bottom.
Digital Government
'Encryption on a chip' raises hopes for better security
New technology could make it easier to encrypt data on smaller high-tech devices, writes blogger Brian Robinson.
Digital Government
For privacy protection, survey says this agency delivers
Research from Ponemon Institute released today suggests that people have less confidence in the federal government's privacy commitments than they did a year ago.
Digital Government