People
Porn provision stalls House IT bill
Reauthorization of the America Competes law to boost technology and innovation got stalled by a GOP motion that would punish federal employees caught watching pornography at work.
Ideas
Outsourcing to the Insourced
An Australian data management company has hired 200 inmates in a jail there to process data. iTNews <a href=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/174631,indian-outsourcing-firm-looks-to-prison-for-data-entry-work.aspx>reported</a> that the prisoners "will handle banking information 24 hours a day using a shift system." They'll be paid (U.S.) $2.20 a day.
Digital Government
The top 10 awfully bad passwords people use
Many end users don't understand the need for good passwords, report shows.
Digital Government
Want fool-proof security? Shut off the network
Some readers are concerned that more and more network managers are dealing with cybersecurity threats by simply making it impossible for end users to work online.
Digital Government
Personal data of reservists, veterans at risk in recent thefts
Washington Technology
Digital Government
Nine indicted for accessing Obama's student loan files
The U.S. attorney's office said a grand jury has returned the indictments of nine people charged with improperly accessing President Obama's student loan records while they were employed by a contractor working for the Education Department, the Associated Press reported.
Cybersecurity
White House asks public for game changing cybersecurity ideas
Obama administration lays out three areas to improve the reliability of cyberspace.
Digital Government
Technology bill undone by porn provision
Republican language would have stopped agencies from paying feds caught watching pornography on work computers.
Modernization
Army wants soldiers' devices to keep going, and going, and going
Service asks for ideas for how to make batteries that power electronics on the battlefield lighter and last longer.
Digital Government
New hiring process easier on federal jobseekers
President Obama on May 11 released a memorandum announcing changes to federal hiring processes that will make it easier and simpler for job candidates to apply for federal employment.
Digital Government
'Semper Fit' for the Wired Marine
My Marine Corps -- actually the Marine Reserve -- has a <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=997245f5c8f8fdc14e0e6c14cba2215c&tab=core&_cview=1>procurement</a> on the street that boggled my mind. It's for an online physical fitness program that will include drag and drop functions and a variety of templates to make sure Marine reservists stay truly Semper Fit.
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