Digital Government
NIST laying the groundwork for more advanced cryptography
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Army studying use of virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress
With more than a third of veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars suffering from PTSD, the service wants to compare the new therapy with traditional methods.
Digital Government
Challenges loom in expanded use of unmanned systems
Senior Air Force intelligence officer raises concerns about joint operations, airspace control.
Digital Government
Transportation secretary unveils sample texting bill for states
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday released sample state legislation to help states in crafting laws that would prohibit text messaging while driving.
Digital Government
Army division uses IT to gain comprehensive view of finances
Research center got business managers involved in designing a system that tracks costs and performance.
Ideas
Over the Moon @Nasa
Walter Cronkite may be dead, and we no longer have the sense that television can bring the nation to the moon at the same time, but Nasa's Twitter feed manages to give its 270,000 followers the chance to almost be in space with its astronauts -- in real time.
Digital Government
Let's Deal With Facts
I woke up today with what can only be described as a bombardment of e-mails from PR folks who had clients panting to give me their views on the U.S. Strategic Command lifting its ban on thumb drives and other flash media, a notion they picked up from stories in <a href=http://defense.iwpnewsstand.com/newsstand_search.asp?ACTION=SEARCHENGINE&search=inside+defense+flash+media&ORIGINATOR=Google>Inside Defense</a>, <a href=http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/02/hackers-troops-rejoice-pentagon-lifts-thumb-drive-ban/>Wired</a> and <a href=http://gcn.com/articles/2010/02/18/dod-lifts-usb-drive-ban.aspx>Government Computer News</a>, which based its story on the Wired and Inside Defense reports.
Digital Government
Gen Y: Beliefs vs. Realities
Federal managers have long expressed concern over how the Generation Y workforce would shake up the federal government with their short attention spans, high expectations and tech-savvy ways of communicating. Dice.com <a href="http://career-resources.dice.com/articles/content/entry/what_tech_leaders_really_think">highlights</a> some of the commonly held assumptions about Generation Y's expectations in the workplace, as well as how IT leaders have responded to those expectations.
Acquisition
GSA administrator promises innovative solutions, superior performance from her agency
The General Services Administration must know its clients, meet their needs through innovation and do it well, Martha Johnson, the new GSA administrator said in a speech after her swearing-in.
Modernization
NARA clarifies recordkeeping for the cloud
The National Archives and Records Administration wants agency officials to understand how cloud computing affects recordkeeping.
Ideas
There's an App for That
If you've ever had a burning desire to read Zachary Taylor's inaugural address, wondered about the exact wording of the Mayflower Compact or simply forgotten the 17th Amendment, don't worry. There's an app for that.
People
EPA launches rulemaking Web site
The Environmental Protection Agency has launched a Web site designed to give the public new ways to participate in the rulemaking process.
Digital Government