Digital Government
Stimulus ties spending on broadband to civic participation
Law requires a plan for providing high-speed Internet access to all Americans as part of Obama's push to increase public involvement in government.
Digital Government
Federal data breach notification standard must pre-empt state laws
Public and private entities currently juggle laws from 47 states, two cities and one U.S. territory.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity remains a constant battle for many IT officials
Employee violations of security policies continue to introduce risks that hackers exploit, survey results show.
Digital Government
Job Offers from the Heart
Last Friday, I asked your help in finding a Web design job for Erick Gonzalez, a former Navy corpsman who served two tours with the Marines in Iraq who ended up homeless in Washington, one of the 130,000 homeless veterans in this country.
Digital Government
Rethinking Social Media
Current trends to restrict access to social networks like Facebook and Twitter at work need to be rethought in light of their business value, according to a new <a href="http://img.en25.com/Web/BusinessCom/BDC%202009%20Social%20Media%20Benchmark.pdf">survey</a> by Business.com.
Digital Government
Bridging the Generation Gap
The New York Times has some <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/07/your-money/07shortcuts.html?pagewanted=1">advice</a> on how to bridge the generation gap at work, mostly by encouraging older workers to get up to speed, whether technologically or in other ways. The key, the article states, is not to try to look young or even to act it, but to be open to the fact that times have changed.
People
New contractor database draws fire
Industry and good-government groups criticize a new database that would be used to judge contractors before making awards.
Ideas
Cybersecurity Goes Mainstream
Sunday night, the CBS news program <em>60 Minutes</em> devoted its first <a href=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5578986n&tag=contentMain;cbsCarousel>15-minute (or so)</a> segment to cyber espionage, quoting such experts in the space as Jim Lewis, director of the technology and public policy program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; Mike McConnell, former director of National Intelligence; and Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., co-founder and co-chair of the House Cybersecurity Caucus.
People
Some IT projects may have $2 billion in overruns, GAO says
The GAO found $2 billion in cost overruns compared with original estimates for 16 major IT projects.
Ideas
FDA on Pharma Ads 2.0
This week the Food and Drug Administration is holding <a href="http://www.fda.gov/aboutfda/centersoffices/cder/ucm184250.htm">hearings</a> on the promotional use of social media by the pharmaceutical industry. Consumers, advertisers and the health care industry are anxious to know how FDA will advise drug companies on harnessing the viral power of social networking while protecting consumers from bogus medical advice.
Digital Government
Networx transition woes: Dual contracts or dueling contracts?
In part two of our look at Networx transition woes, we look at Enterprise and Universal, once thought to be complementary contracts, increasing are seen as interchangeable.
Modernization