Digital Government
More details emerge on Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
The White House on March 2 released a summary of the 12 parts of a classified, expansive computer security initiative that was started in January 2008.
Digital Government
Geospatial apps help temper Mother Nature's fury
Government agencies find that linking sensors to other geospatial data could improve emergency management, environmental monitoring and homeland security.
Digital Government
No cyberwar? Say it ain't so, Howie!
Is there such a thing as a cyberwar? Some top officials say no, but others disagree. Who wins the war of words?
Digital Government
A mappable mashup
The National Weather Service's Ridge 2 system fuses ground-based radar and human-created weather alert data with geospatial data and makes it available to other agencies and the public.
Cybersecurity
DHS awarded noncompetitive contracts without having adequate records, IG says
The Homeland Security Department's Inspector General found gaps and missing data when he searched records on contracts awarded without open competition.
People
Writing to be heard—and understood—on the Web
The Web could force the federal government to finally shed its legacy of lousy writing.
Modernization
Our panel of language mavens
The federal information technology community is home to a number of experts in the fields of plain language and Web content. Here are the four who contributed their ideas to this article.
Modernization
CDC strikes a balance between accuracy and clarity
The first big step toward creating good Web content is learning to live with the tension that always exist between your advocates for accuracy and your sticklers for clarity.
Digital Government
FCC may endorse broadband goals, but not vote on plan
"Mission statement" will be signed.
Digital Government
Screening of all U.S.-bound air cargo still years away
Acting head says TSA might be able to screen only 65 percent of cargo on international flights.
Digital Government
Regulations could bog down financial system modernization
Analyst says agencies could have difficulty finding technology that can be implemented quickly, given thicket of rules.
Digital Government