Digital Government
IRS systems remain 'unnecessarily' open to employee abuse, GAO reports
Among issues highlighted were the use of weak passwords and granting too many employees access to sensitive files and directories.
Digital Government
Defense readies system to treat PTSD, brain injuries remotely
The transportable telehealth unit is part of the Army surgeon general's recent call to use technology to reach soldiers who might have difficulty seeing a doctor.
Modernization
FCC: Agencies need common cloud computing vision
Security concerns must be addressed as new technologies are adopted, broadband plan says.
Ideas
Nextgov Launches Soundbytes
Nextgov wants to hear from you: What do you think about body scanners? Transparency? The IT workforce?
Digital Government
Web 2.0's Power to Brand Public Service
Monster.com's Unleash the Monster blog has an interesting <a href="http://unleashthemonster.net/federal/nasa-unleashes%E2%80%A6the-power-of-social-media/">post</a> about how federal agencies can leverage social media to brand themselves to potential recruits. NASA, for example, has generated renewed interest in the agency through the use of Web 2.0 tools, in part by tweeting from space and utilizing Tweetups, or in-person meetings that allow the agency to interact face-to-face with the public.
Digital Government
Money for USPS in Broadband Plan
The U.S. Postal Service, which expects to <a href=http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030210l2.htm>lose $7 billion this year</a>, could pick up more than a bit of spare change by helping the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications Administration conduct a national analysis of spectrum usage, according to the FCC's National Broadband Plan, which it recently sent Congress.
Cybersecurity
March Attackness
One of the great joys of March is working from home, windows cracked, with the NCAA tournament broadcast in the background. And rest assured when the big upset inevitably occurs, basketball fans will flock to the Internet to see how it happened. Enter hacker.
People
OPM wants more teleworking
Teleworking by federal employees could increase by 50 percent under goals set by OPM, a new strategic plan released by the agency shows.
Digital Government
The inside scoop on the Federal 100 Awards
Cartoonist John Klossner passes on trivia, fun facts and outright fabrications about FCW's annual awards program.
Digital Government
A NATO for cyberspace?
British lawmakers are trying to make a case that the current state of cybersecurity requires an international consensus on global regulations to govern it.
Acquisition
Recovery Act comes before other contracting work
Experts expect agencies to do less oversight of non-Recovery Act awards because of the increased workload associated with stimulus spending.
Ideas
Kempf to Oversee GSA Acquisitions
General Services Administrator Martha Johnson on Friday announced that Steve Kempf, currently the Federal Acquisition Service's deputy commissioner, will take over as FAS acting commissioner on April 3.
Digital Government
Indian Health Service confronted by patient complaints on Facebook
The Indian Health Service today acknowledged it is paying attention to patient feedback from an nontraditional source -- an informal, unaffiliated Facebook page dedicated to patient complaints about IHS.
Cybersecurity
DHS releases new details on Einstein 3 intrusion prevention pilot
The Homeland Security Department plans to use another agency and an Internet Service Provider to test capabilities and processes for its planned next generation network security program.
Digital Government
Wanted: Health IT Workers
At a time when the national unemployment rate hovers above 10 percent, the health IT sector has more shovel-ready jobs in the pipe than there are qualified hi-tech shovelers.
People
U.S. Access Board updating Section 508 disability regulations
The U.S. Access Board has issued its long-awaited proposed rulemaking for accessibility for computers, Web sites, cell phones and other telecom and IT products and devices.
People
FBI promises IT modernization slowdown is a smart move
The FBI has put the brakes on key aspects of its massive computer overhaul project, at a cost of up to $30 million in overruns, to deal with design changes and technical problems.
Acquisition
Federal Acquisition Service gets new acting commissioner
Steve Kempf will become acting commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service after current commissioner Jim Williams retires April 3.
Digital Government