Ideas
It's Official: GSA Picks Contest App
The General Services Administration on Thursday officially announced that Web services firm ChallengePost will offer a free tool that lets agencies easily launch online contests, information that Nextgov <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100430_9749.php">reported last month</a>.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity chief amplifies call for public-private teamwork
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt highlighted today at a national symposium efforts in Washington to bolster cyber defense across military and industry.
Modernization
Government-only virtual world on the way
Federal agencies are building the vGov government-only virtual world that will be used for employee training, education, meetings and simulations. It's expected to go online in July.
Digital Government
Are Training Dollars Spent Wisely?
A Republican senator is asking questions about how much is being spent by the federal government to train high-level workers in the executive branch.
Digital Government
National Security Strategy: Digital infrastructure protection a 'national security priority'
The Obama administration today released a national security strategy that described the United States' digital infrastructure as a "strategic national asset" that must be protected.
Cybersecurity
Bhalotra to the White House
White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt is expected to name <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/ppl/webprofile?vmi=&id=9181008&pvs=pp&authToken=Nhvk&authType=name&locale=en_US&trk=ppro_viewmore&lnk=vw_pprofile">Sameer Bhalotra</a>, his deputy cybersecurity coordinator soon. According to sources, Bhaltora, a professional staffer at the U.S. Senate, sent out notes last night informing people of his move to the White House.
Digital Government
DOD considers shielding private networks
The Defense Department is considering deploying the Einstein network protection systems to private-sector networks to protect the nation's critical infrastructure.
People
5 tips for achieving social network awesomeness
GovLoop's Steve Ressler shares some of the lessons he has learned about building social networks.
People
Why agencies can't attract top talent
Federal agencies may be their own worst enemy when it comes to recruiting top performers.
People
Grassley questions costs of SES training
Some SES training courses cost 460 percent more than private universities and over 1,000 percent more than most public universities, a senior senator says.
People
Dan Chenok heads to IBM in June
Former OMB official Chenok will work in IBM's Global Business Services and be a senior fellow at IBM’s Center for The Business of Government.
Acquisition
Governmentwide contracting: In praise of duplication and overlap
Blogger Steve Kelman writes that the problem of having different prices for the same item across various contracts is better than having just one bad price everywhere.
People
Smithsonian boosts online sharing with Web 2.0
The Smithsonian Institution is promoting a number of Web 2.0 programs.
People