Cybersecurity
White House plans strategy for better cyber authentication
White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt says the Obama administration will release a draft of its national strategy to improve the identification of people and systems in cyberspace.
People
Federal pay freeze defeated in Senate vote
For the third time in recent weeks, lawmakers have rejected the idea of freezing the pay of federal civilian workers.
Acquisition
New SBA deputy administrator confirmed by Senate
Marie Collins Johns will be the second-ranking official at the Small Business Administration, with responsibilities for management, policy development and program supervision.
Digital Government
White House confirms OMB director's departure
Peter Orszag, OMB director, will step down sometime in the next few weeks.
Digital Government
Billions expected for cybersecurity research
The deputy director of national intelligence for acquisition and technology told a recent cybersecurity connference that her office and the White House Office of Science and Technology plan a multibillion dollar research project on cybersecurity.
Digital Government
FEMA's planned disaster game needs pain and death
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is looking for ideas for an online 'Disaster Hero' game. John Breeden II, director of Government Computer News' product lab and an avid gamer, says kids and others will learn more if the game isn't sugarcoated.
Digital Government
Better cybersecurity depends on better information management
National Security Agency official Tony Sager says that sharing security information is not enough; information must be better managed to ensure that the right information about threats and vulnerabilities gets into the hands of those who need it.
Modernization
Air Traffic Organization charts opportunity in cloud computing, social media
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
White House to unveil revised ID management plan Friday
Strategy will build on past efforts, including the Bush administration's attempt to establish universal credentials for accessing federal buildings and computers.
Digital Government
IG finds lots to worry about in FAA's air traffic control upgrade
Poor coordination with other agencies, unclear guidance, delays in meeting milestones and high costs could hold up NextGen's deployment, inspector general says.
Digital Government
Canada sends aircraft to map spreading Gulf oil slicks
The Dash-8 jet relies on special radar, scanners and cameras to create maps in real-time to determine where oil can be captured or dispersed with chemicals.
Digital Government
Presidential committee on innovation hosts first meeting to boost promising tech, jobs
Panelists suggest government agencies should invest in emerging IT, nanotech and biotech fields
Digital Government
Spouses wait to see what’s next for popular career program
As noted in an article in FederalDaily, DoD is still trying to figure out what to do with the Military Spouse Career Advancement Account program, which has proven to be just a little too popular.
Cybersecurity
The Growing Business of Privacy
Privacy is becoming big business, <a href=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703438604575315182025721578.html?mod=WSJ_Tech_LEFTTopNews>reportsM</a> <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>. Privacy flubs by AT&T, Facebook, Apple Inc. seem to have fanned the interest.
Digital Government