Digital Government

Obama Year One: An Assessment

One year after inauguration, one publication is saying that the president's management agenda has been positive.

Digital Government

SAS revenue up in 2009

Information Week

Digital Government

Official says Clinton speech could "undermine China-US relations"

China has imposed an Internet censoring system that blocks access in China to some information and Web sites

Digital Government

Dense federal regulations grow more accessible

Agencies are putting the Code of Federal Regulations online in a machine-readable format.

Digital Government

VA slips slightly in deployment of GI bill claims system

First release of software will be ready in March, but won't be able to handle complex claims.

Digital Government

VA employees return to complaint filed against suspended e-learning system

Office of Special Counsel tells whistleblowers it could investigate if it had evidence the department is still paying the contractor to develop the halted project

Ideas

U.S. National Brand: Oppose Censorship

After Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced a new commitment to undoing foreign online censorship, U.S. tech vendors pledged support on the condition that State's moves do not harm domestic business.

Digital Government

U.S. Behind Haiti Earthquake?

Some truly off-the-wall comments on a story on the Haitian relief operations <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100115_9940.php>I wrote last week</a> suggest that Haiti was not hit by an earthquake but some sort of a planned attack by the United States.

Cybersecurity

5 tips for cybersecurity-training your employees

Government security managers recommend several techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of employee cybersecurity training and improving the odds that the lessons will sink in.

Acquisition

GSA Blues: Nowhere to go but up

The General Services Administration, the government’s premier procurement agency, has been left adrift for a year with no permanent administrator and a number of key departures.

Acquisition

GSA disaster recovery program gains momentum

Companies reported their highest quarterly sales increases from July to September 2009.

People

Blog Brief: Paula Zahn, Stephen Colbert and Climate Change Jargon

Paula Zahn speaks out on behalf of stalker victims; EPA uses mockery to promote landmark study; Scientists wrestle with the power of words.

Digital Government

Bring 'Em Back

The Office of Personnel Management on Thursday unveiled a <a href="http://www.chcoc.gov/Transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=2778">memo</a> sent to chief human capital officers earlier this month, outlining a new flexibility that enables agencies to use dual compensation waivers to rehire retired federal annuitants. The new authority, which was signed into law in October as part of the fiscal 2010 Defense Authorization Act, is designed to help agencies bring back retired workers to share knowledge and mentor the younger workforce.

Modernization

FCC launches discussion on the news media

The FCC has set up a formal comment process and a Web site for the public to discuss communities' needs for news and information.