People
DOD's antagonism toward info sharing inhibits warfighters
Warfighters in the field are safest when they can instantaneously collaborate with one another, which requires a shift in DOD's attitude toward social media and knowledge management.
Cybersecurity
Before You Pay, Pray
An interesting but confused (to put it nicely) <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgetingk/article/109549/could-online-hackers-steal-your-cash">article</a> covering online banking prompted a pretty saucy <a href="http://righteousit.wordpress.com/2010/05/17/not-news-is-bad-news/">response</a> from an industry expert Monday.
People
Highlights from the federal blogosphere
In defense of military spouses; A new weapon in the AIDS battle: The widget; Keeping drunk drivers off the roads; NASA hosts Tweetup to mark Atlantis launch.
Digital Government
Senate Passes Hiring Reform Bill
The Senate late Tuesday approved legislation to streamline the federal government's hiring and recruitment process, forcing agencies to develop strategic workforce plans and fill job vacancies in no more than 80 days.
Cybersecurity
VA IT official defends work on data protection
Roger Baker, assistant secretary for information and technology at the Veterans Affairs Department, tells a House panel about work to prevent more data breaches.
Cybersecurity
If McGruff can't handle this alone, who will be the lead dog?
Many people have no idea how to protect themselves against growing cyber threats, including identity theft. With leadership from the Obama White House -- and the help of a McGruff-like figure -- we can forge a national campaign that includes students, employees and Internet providers.
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