Digital Government
GSA preps technology integration program for new DHS headquarters
Federal Computer Week
Modernization
Congress requires Homeland Security's data center to go green
In passing fiscal 2010 funding, the House stipulates that more than half of the center's budget be set aside until DHS develops ways to ensure there is enough electricity.
Digital Government
Military retiree launches virtual Army Family Support Center
Virtual world offers links to information and a chat room for relatives of service members.
Cybersecurity
NASA systems and data vulnerable to hackers, malicious employees
Some centers did not always restrict access to sensitive files and information, putting space missions at risk, GAO reports.
Ideas
A Short Route to Gov 2.0
<a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091015_3756.php?oref=topnews">My story</a> on Thursday about the creation of <a href="http://go.usa.gov/">go.usa.gov</a>, the official government link shortener, is probably not going to dominate the headlines on the day when Recovery.gov is rolling out the first wave of recipient-reported data. But it's a small example of the type of innovation that can only help the government increase its ability to serve the American public online.
Digital Government
Contractors Wag Defense Watchdog
Want some outrage today? Take out your pay stub, look at the gaping hole the Internal Revenue Service has made in your income and then read this Government Accountability Office <a href=http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10163t.pdf>testimony</a>. It details how contractors have managed to defang the Defense Contract Audit Agency, the outfit that's supposed to protect the public purse from looters called federal contractors.
Cybersecurity
Cyber warfare: Sound the alarm or move ahead in stride?
Military leaders and analysts say evolving cyber threats, which some believe could produce a "digital Hurricane Katrina," will require the Defense Department to work more closely with experts in industry.
Modernization
Adapting to cloud requires agility, flexibility
Speakers from the Transportation Department, FedEx and Manpower Inc. offer insights about cloud implementations.
People
DEA counsel wants to buy new case management system
The Drug Enforcement Administration's Office of Chief Counsel is looking for an off-the-shelf software application that could track and manage cases for 102 attorneys.
Cybersecurity
Some key events in the history of cyber warfare
Track the timeline of significant cybersecurity attacks.
People
Agencies spent billions of stimulus money on noncompetitive contracts
Federal agencies have awarded $7.8 billion on noncompetitive, non-fixed-price contracts under the economic stimulus law, a government Web site says.
Digital Government
No COLA Increase in 2010
Federal retirees will receive no cost-of-living adjustment in their pension checks in 2010, the government announced Thursday.
Digital Government
Telework Best Practices
Telework Exchange conducted a <a href="http://www.teleworkexchange.com/establishedprogram/A%20View%20from%20the%20Top%20Presentation_FINAL.pdf">Webinar</a> on Wednesday that looked at some telework best practices at federal agencies. Representatives from the Patent and Trademark Office, the Defense Information Systems Agency, the Virginia state government and Cisco each provided advice on the keys to a successful telework program, including how to measure its effectiveness
Acquisition
4 lessons in rapid acquisition learned from DOD's new ATVs
DOD's purchase of all-terrain vehicles reinforces lessons about buying quickly and offers insights for improving rapid acquisitions, experts say.
Modernization
Recommended reading: Robots, Luddites and social media
Security gets scarier still; When IT workers are Luddites; Get to know your Nobel winners; How to win friends in social media
Modernization
Does 'early and often' work for software?
A growing number of agencies are using agile development techniques to produce better software faster, but some question whether the approach can succeed in an environment that favors certainty.
Modernization