Modernization
Air Traffic Organization charts opportunity in cloud computing, social media
The FAA's Air Traffic Organization is exploring using cloud computing for data centers, asset management and virtualization, according to CIO Steve Cooper.
Ideas
Data.gov To House New APIs
A series of new application programming interfaces - tools that facilitate interaction between datasets and other software programs - will make it easier for developers to play and interact with the content on <a href="http://www.data.gov/">Data.gov</a>, the online repository of federal information and a cornerstone of the open government initiative.
Digital Government
Internet fraud reporting system launched
What do the FBI, Microsoft and the American Bankers Association all have in common? Answer: They're all collaborating against online fraud.
Digital Government
Wanted: A few good IT pros
A survey of IT managers and recruiters by the Dice Report finds that 71 percent expect to hire more staff members in the second half of the year than they did in the first, and 30 percent said salaries for new hires are on the rise.
Digital Government
Meeting the prime minister of the Palestinian authority
Dr. Salaam Fayyad tells Steve Kelman's group about the Palestinian Authority's desire to build up governing capabilities in anticiaption of independence from Israel.
Digital Government
FAA, European Commission partner on air traffic overhaul
Organizations sign a memorandum of understanding to work together on their respective modernization programs to create a seamless system for transoceanic flights.
Digital Government
Redesigned TSP website is still in testing phase
Board is committed to making site 'better, faster and more secure.'
Modernization
For contractors, offering federal cloud services is a risky business
Security and data retention requirements specific to the government raise the stakes for vendors to make sure they frame their services correctly, law firm says.
Digital Government
Sen. Webb: Few Grunts in Vietnam
Before the Senate hands over $13.4 billion to the Veterans Affairs Department to compensate Vietnam Veterans for exposure to Agent Orange, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., has a few questions for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki, according to <a href=http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,216344,00.html>this syndicated column</a> by Tom Philpott.
Ideas
Navigating the Do-Not-Pay List(s)
White House officials on Friday announced they will begin rolling out governmentwide a mashup device currently used to detect stimulus-spending fraud, but they also noted a technological weakness preventing agencies from quickly spotting potential improper payments.
Cybersecurity
Feds Dodge a Supreme Privacy Shot
Privacy groups are wiping their brows and saying, "Phew," after Thursday's Supreme Court ruling on how much leeway governments have in searching their employees' private electronic messages. The Center for Democracy and Technology, a privacy rights group in Washington, liked the court's decision, even though it found that a California police department's search of an officer's text messages was constitutional. From a CDT <a href=http://www.cdt.org/pr_statement/cdt-supreme-court-holds-steady-workplace-privacy>press release</a>:
Digital Government
Sexting case outcome changes the rules on workplace privacy
Supreme Court rules that government employers can look at private messages on employer-owned equipment, as long as they have a legitimate reason to do so.
Digital Government