People
Federal procurement officials not ready for Web 2.0, survey says
Federal procurement professionals estimate they can save $158 billion by using more efficient processes, but most are not ready for Web 2.0 technologies, according to a new survey.
Digital Government
Bill Proposes Cyber Workforce Reforms
A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday unveiled yet another bill that would help the government respond to a major cybersecurity attack.
Digital Government
SSA teleworkers may be putting personal data at risk, IG says
Teleworking has improved morale at the Social Security Administration, but it may be putting some citizens' personal information at risk, according to a new IG report.
Digital Government
Feds may require cybersecurity credential for workforce
Reports are emerging about recommendations that the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency will make to the Obama administration that will require government and contractor employees involved in cybersecurity be formally certified.
Ideas
Labor Changes Career Video Contest
The Obama administration's strategy of hosting contests to find answers to the nation's problems seems to be an exercise in trial and error, <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100430_9749.php">as predicted</a>.
Digital Government
Defining Dashboards
Agencies use analytics software to comb filings for errors and fraud before payments go out.
Digital Government
Inspector general tells GSA to double-check contracts with e-tools
Unauthorized changes and inaccurate information create legal and fiscal risk for agency.
Digital Government
Google to Congress: We're 'profoundly sorry' about WiFi-gate
Google has said it accidentally collected so-called payload data from unencrypted WiFi networks while photographing neighborhoods for its Street View mapping program.
Digital Government
Treasury launches initiative to go paperless with federal benefits
Social Security, Office of Personnel Management and other benefits to be sent electronically.
Digital Government
NOAA launches public site to track Gulf oil disaster
GeoPlatform.com provides the same information regional coordinators use to respond to the disaster, including detailed geographic features, fisheries closures, wildlife observations and aerial imagery.
Digital Government
Amtrak WiFi for Everyone
Amtrak has offered WiFi service to high rollers zooming along the Northeast corridor on the high-speed Acela Express trains, but the national passenger rail carrier said it has released a proposal to now provide WiFi on all its trains.
Digital Government
Hospitals Woo Docs With E-Docs
Even as hospitals struggle to meet the government's "meaningful use" requirements for electronic health records, another critical factor is emerging that could determine the primacy of EHRs: friendliness of use.
Cybersecurity
Lessons From A Software Revolution
There are a lot of bad stories out there about government failure when it comes to cybersecurity. They certainly serve a purpose, and in many respects, they note the truthful fact that the U.S. has largely failed in its attempt to secure its computing infrastructure. But there also are good stories floating around. The one I'm going to tell shows how the U.S. Air Force stepped up to the plate long ago, even before the Navy, which I've praised in earlier posts.
Digital Government