Digital Government
Philanthropy 2.0
Want to contribute to the good government community while also giving something back to the community at large? The leaders at social networking site GovLoop on Thursday launched the <a href="http://govloop.uservoice.com/pages/6040-awesomegov">AwesomeGov Fund</a>, an effort to help raise awareness about government-related initiatives or people that aim to make government better.
Digital Government
10 Security Tips for Cyber Wingmen
Everyone who wears Air Force blue has a role in defending cyberspace, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said in a service wide message.
Digital Government
Figuring Your Locality Pay
Congress has yet to pass a pay raise for federal employees in 2010, but <em>Government Executive</em>'s Alyssa Rosenberg <a href="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1109/111009ar1.htm?rss=getoday&oref=rss">writes</a> that the Federal Salary Council has already made its recommendations for locality pay in 2011.
Ideas
Y2K's Legacy: Not a Waste
Writer Farhad Manjoo has an <a href=http://www.slate.com/id/2235357/>article</a> on Slate about the government's victory over the Year 2000 computer bug. In brief, computers didn't crash as date fields clicked over from 99 (for 1999) to 00 (for 2000) as was widely feared because the federal government, working in concert with companies and other countries, worked to rewrite software code to show four digits for years instead of two.
Digital Government
14 tech firms form cybersecurity alliance for government
A new testing center, part of an effort led by Lockheed Martin and 13 IT companies, will allow for collaboration on developing better cyber defenses.
Modernization
Social networking — and its risks — are exploding in enterprise networks
The challenge of the explosive growth of social networking apps is that many can expose an organization's network to new forms of risks, according to a new report.
People
HHS seeking solutions to address FISMA compliance for health exchange
Federal health IT leaders are looking for ideas on how federal agencies can maintain their FISMA compliance while also engaging in patient data exchange.
People
USDA grants aim to expand health care to rural areas
Nearly $35 million in grants from the USDA aim to support telemedicine and distance learning in rural areas.
People
Unions want say in telework policymaking
A half-dozen unions have offered Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry a hand in developing policies that would ratchet up the numbers of teleworking feds.
People
Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and women in technology
A Halloween party for some Cub Scouts reminds FCW cartoonist John Klossner about the challenges that women still face in the working world.
Modernization