Digital Government
FCC chairman talks about National Broadband Plan but says little
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski fielded questions about the National Broadband Plan at CES, but he was coy about specifics.
Digital Government
FIPS-certified USB drives have security flaws
Vulnerabilities in supposedly secure USB flash drives that received FIPS certification are causing NIST to review the certification process for cryptographic modules.
Modernization
Recommended Reading: The cloud, Kundra and mashups
Sizing up the cloud; Mashups for the masses; The curse of the speaker tic; Kundra's big agenda.
Digital Government
FDA nationwide electronic network will track safety of drugs and medical devices
But the system's efficacy could be limited without access to more personal patient data, officials say.
Modernization
Public safety officials seek additional spectrum for first responders
Groups will urge lawmakers to require FCC to turn over the 700 megahertz D block cellular spectrum.
People
Looking for new ways to attract young people to government
The Partnership for Public Service tries an interesting approach to filling entry-level jobs in critical areas, writes blogger Steve Kelman.
Ideas
Chopra Chided at CES
Federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra spoke at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday and his <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2010/01/aneesh-chopra-innovation-open-technology-standards.html">message</a> was one that should be familiar to Nextgov readers: He spoke abstractly of making government more open to innovation and specifically emphasized the importance of standards in health information technology.
People
IT at the heart of green efforts
Green doesn't only refer to the environment. In the information technology world, it also refers to saving money and resources by lowering energy costs.
Ideas
Health IT Incentives Out Of Reach?
Health information technology advocates say new federal requirements for hospitals to become eligible to receive electronic health record incentives set the bar too high.
People
Government 2.0, meet Citizen 2.0
The future of Government 2.0 might come not from federal agencies' use of social media but from grass-roots initiatives to bring government information into the sunlight.
Cybersecurity
Google Wave rolls in with familiar tech concerns
Agencies should proceed with caution when testing the waters of Google Wave.
Digital Government
Top Posts of 2009
Here are the top 10 most read What's Brewin blog items in 2009, in order:
Modernization
Will Android topple the iPhone?
With the recent introduction of the Google software-based Droid smart phone, the trailblazing Apple iPhone is in for the first real fight of its life. And the federal tech community apparently can’t keep its eyes off the showdown.
People
No laurels yet for open directive
The praise for President Barack Obama’s Open Government Directive has been tempered by concern that agency officials will not embrace it.
Acquisition