Digital Government
Cloud adoption on the rise, but new report highlights trouble spots
A new survey of federal leaders paints an early picture of which applications are migrating to cloud computing. But limited awareness and trust remain big hurdles for agencies.
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GSA announces new chief of staff
Michael Robertson will focus on sustainability, open government, economic recovery and contracting.
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Senators blast border security efforts
Lieberman calls for Obama to drop virtual fencing contract.
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Benefits payments will go paperless by 2013
Announcement comes alongside a proposal for several changes to the federal employee health insurance program.
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Justices question public employees' expectations of privacy
The Supreme Court hears arguments concerning government workers' Fourth Amendment rights.
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Defense develops traumatic brain injury databases
Navy system identifies Marines exposed to mine blasts who may have suffered concussions to advance neurological research and treatments.
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All About Ash
About 7 million airline passengers had been going nowhere slowly due to the volcanic ash plume from a volcano in Iceland that has all but closed air traffic in Europe since April 14.
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Monitoring Data Breaches
The Health and Human Services Department is stepping up to contain and investigate health data breaches, <em>Government Health IT</em> <a href=http://govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=73539>reported</a> last week.
Cybersecurity
When to Discuss Security Publicly?
When is it appropriate to talk about security issues in a public forum? Pennsylvania's (former) chief information officer Bob Maley found out - or at least learned when it isn't.
Ideas
GSA Announces PSA Contest Winner
Peter Sullivan of Nashville, Tenn. uses <a href=http://usa.gov>USA.gov</a>, the government's do-it-all Internet portal, to identify his congressional representative, find tax information and read up on student loan information. He's also the winner of a $2,500 prize from the General Services Administration's public service announcement contest, which asked the public to submit videos about the website's most useful features.
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Adobe: Apple Bad For Open Government
Apple's recent decision to block Adobe's video player on the iPad is an affront to open government, officials at the software company claimed on Monday.
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Technology's Bargaining Chip
The Federal Managers Association's new president, Patricia Niehaus, told <em>Federal Times</em> in an <a href=http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20100416/BENEFITS01/4160305/1001>interview</a> this month that technology could play a role in bargaining, but not to the extent of dictating what an agency should buy. An excerpt from the interview:
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