People
Senate passes bill to fix federal hiring process
The Federal Hiring Process Improvement Act (S. 736) and the president's recent memo calling for an overhaul of the complex federal hiring process feature similar fixes.
Digital Government
Public views agency websites as transparent, collaborative
Index that measures citizens' perception of the amount of posted information and ways to collaborate with officials indicates a favorable opinion about the open government initiative.
Digital Government
Data warehouse gets a facelift for its one-year anniversary
Sets of statistics will receive popularity ratings and visitor information similar to that on the video-sharing site YouTube.
Digital Government
Ocean-bound illegal immigrants foiled by biometric ID system
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government
How researchers enhanced Data.gov using semantic technology
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Poor security leaves VA systems open to attack, watchdog says
CIO says Veterans Affairs is making progress on monitoring its networks.
Digital Government
House Republicans block research bill for federal science agencies
Bill failed to garner the two-thirds vote required, 261-148.
Digital Government
Lawmaker questions data error in a Census Bureau report on states' finances
Mistake underscores government's need to shift to a widely used programming language to improve accuracy, analyst says.
Cybersecurity
NASA security chief orders bold change to secure networks
Technology managers will replace filling out reports to certify computer systems comply with a nearly decade-old law with an emphasis on monitoring systems to find holes and identify potential threats.
Digital Government
How to get ready for the 'net generation'
A new guide discusses the problems agencies face from a shrinking and rapidly changing workforce.
Digital Government
Email Your Doc, 24/7
Parents increasingly are asking for greater access to their children's pediatricians through email and other online means of communication, according to a new survey.
Digital Government
DARPA SMITEs Insider Threats
How bad is the threat of an insider attack against military information systems?
Ideas
Hello World, Meet the United States
Federal agencies are all over the social media craze, using Twitter, Facebook and other tools to connect with the American public. But what if an agency has a different audience? Do the same strategies apply?
Digital Government
DOD unlocks the gate to social interaction with the public
Jack Holt is helping usher DOD into the 21st century by using Web-based technologies to communicate with people, gather ideas and share information.
Acquisition
Another suggestion for better contracts
Good ideas for improving government contracting need effective oversight to succeed, writes Richard D. Lieberman.
Acquisition