Digital Government
Will cyberattacks lead to bomb-and-bullets war?
Until now, the combination of cyber and war sparked notions of virtual armies slamming away at each other in cyberspace, a nasty confrontation online but relatively harmless for regular folks.
Digital Government
What's on Martha Dorris' reading list?
Recommendations from the deputy associate administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Communications at the General Services Administration.
Digital Government
Cognitive radios would give future warfighters upper hand
Smart radios could do everything but turn themselves on -- if Army researchers can make them a reality.
Digital Government
The Retirement Wave Opportunity
An aging federal workforce combined with rapid technological change have long been considered as challenges to future government performance. The <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/">fiscal 2011 budget proposal</a> unveiled by the White House on Monday again poses such issues as pending challenges for government, but it also highlights the potential opportunities they may bring.
Ideas
Google Goes to Washington -- Again
If ever there were doubts about Google ruling the world (or at least parts of it), a recent addition to President Obama's technology focused staff might settle some uncertainty.
People
Obama wants faster program reviews and more agency input
The administration wants to continually streamline what works and eliminate what doesn't work.
Digital Government
HHS budget highlights IT initiatives
The Health and Human Services Department's proposed $81 billion discretionary budget for fiscal 2011 includes a few nuggets of increased IT spending.
Digital Government
VA freezes IT budget for 2011
The Veterans Affairs Department is looking at a flat level of $3.3 billion for information technology in fiscal 2011, but managed some increases for benefits automation and telemedicine.
Cybersecurity
Recommended Reading: Plain-language awards, the dangers of tiny URLs, and wooing online readers
The Center for Plain Language is seeking award nominations; small URLs can hide big problems; how to send readers to your blog or wiki.
People
USA.gov: Users speak their minds. Now what?
A forum about USA.gov drew a lot of responses, but many of them were not relevant to the Web portal.
People
'Mystery shopper' technique could be effective counterterrorism tool
Steve Kelman writes that the government should use management tools to measure and improve its counterterrorism performance.
Modernization
A new day for IT management (again)
Former Office of Management and Budget administrator for e-government and information technology Mark Forman sees signs that the federal government is on the verge of embracing shared services.
Modernization
Making the cloud work: The federation connection
For Google Wave or any other mega-sharing, browser-based application to work for government, agencies must resolve the issue of trust, writes Chris Bronk.
Cybersecurity
Commerce loses, Education gains in IT spending
Most IT budgets would change little from fiscal 2010 under the Obama administration's budget.
Modernization
Cloud-computing success depends on knowing what to ask
One of cloud computing's most attractive features -- the ability to pool resources -- could be the biggest impediment to implementing the technology for the federal government.
Digital Government
Cyber threat growing at unprecedented rate, intell chief says
Government Computer News
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