Digital Government
Getting war right
As the Defense Department looks toward enterprisewide network operations, one high-level official offered his insight for best practices.
Cybersecurity
DARPA eyes digital fingerprints to track computer attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is holding a conference for those interested in helping with a project to use digital DNA to bolster cyber defense.
Ideas
Web Site Advocates Open Source
Open source software vendor Red Hat launched a Web site on Monday to "explore what happens when the open source way is applied to the world" through five channels: business, education, government, law and life.
Digital Government
'Meaningful use' could be facilitated by PHRs, says ONC official
Joshua Seidman, a new official at the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, talked about an issue that means a lot to vendors of personal health record systems.
Digital Government
FEHBP beneficiaries won't face higher health care tax...yet
Pressure from federal employee unions pushed lawmakers to give rank-and-file feds same deal on health excise tax as state/local counterparts.
Digital Government
HHS preparing to award $50M for Health IT Research Center
HHS is preparing to launch its Health IT Research Center devoted to meaningful use of electronic health records under the economic stimulus law.
People
Social media tracks Census director's Alaska trip
Census Bureau Director Robert Groves' trip to a remote Alaskan village to kick off the 2010 count was chronicled via social media.
Digital Government
Consumers are at the heart of IT efforts, top official says
E-health records, smart meters to measure energy consumption and open government initiatives will help citizens make better choices, Chopra tells conference.
Digital Government
Public satisfaction with federal Web sites increased in 2009
Obama administration should use positive feedback to determine effectiveness of transparency efforts, says research group.
Digital Government
Transportation issues ban on texting for commercial drivers
Drivers who send text messages on a cell phone are about 23 times more likely to get into some type of crash or near-miss than non-distracted drivers.
Ideas
Data on Data.gov Disappears
New downloadable statistics that agencies posted online on Jan. 22 disappeared on Monday, according to a government Web site tracking department participation. Agencies uploaded almost 300 new data sets on Friday, as required by the open government directive.
Digital Government
A Call Center That Doesn't Take Calls?
The answer to that question is the Veterans Affairs Department's Education Call Center in Muskogee, Okla., which no longer takes calls from veterans on Thursdays or Fridays.
Digital Government