Digital Government
Congress, White House AWOL at Intrepid
Despite <a href=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/06/24/128079301/leader-of-military-s-program-to-treat-brain-injuries-steps-down-abruptly>reports by National Public Radio</a>, Army Brig. Gen. Loree Sutton, who <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/06/bg_sutton_quietly_leaves_ptsdtbi_job.php>quietly left her position</a> as director of the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury on Monday, did, indeed, make the Thursday opening of a $56 million center focused on treatment of post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.
Ideas
Cookie Opt-Out Conundrum
One civil liberties group that worked closely with the administration to develop privacy guidelines on the use of cookies says it is not satisfied with the final policy on such web-tracking tools that was released <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100625_3838.php">today</a>.
Digital Government
Army cites improper contracting in Arlington Cemetery scandal
The cemetery had no acquisition strategy, no integrated IT system and series of IT regulatory violations, the Army said.
Cybersecurity
'Identity ecosystem' to replace passwords, draft strategy suggests
Obama administration releases a draft plan that would radically change the standard approach to online identity authentication -- if it works.
Cybersecurity
Obama Can't Turn Off the Internet
The sweeping cybersecurity bill from Sens. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Tom Carper, D-Del., has come under unfounded fire for giving government the authority to shut down Internet services during emergencies. For the life of me, I can't find where it says this in <a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.+3480:">the bill</a>.
Digital Government
OMB tells agencies how to treat their online 'friends'
OMB today overhauled policy on using third-party Web sites and applications and Web measurement and customization technologies.
Digital Government
Facebook taps White House official for VP post
Facebook has hired Marne Levine to be its vice president of global public policy in the Washington, D.C. office.
Digital Government
FBI veteran cleared to lead Transportation Security Administration
John Pistole brings more than 20 years of counterterrorism experience to TSA, blogger Mclatthew Weigelt writes.
Digital Government
Senate Republicans argue against White House cyber coordinator
Sens. Kit Bond (R-Mo.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have introduced a bill that would set up a national cyber center at the Defense Department.
Digital Government
Textual Healing
A pilot project underway in California is testing the use of wireless technologies to treat veterans with mental health issues.
Cybersecurity
Better security requires changes not in technologies, but in user practices
A recent trip to Haiti reminded blogger John Klossner about the sisyphean task agencies face in trying to secure their networks.
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