Digital Government

Government breaks new ground in Web site satisfaction

Analysts say the achievement has more to do with long-term improvements to sites than the Obama administration's focus on technology.

Cybersecurity

Debate heats up over cybersecurity regulations for electric utilities

Some House members want to set standards for how power plants respond to security vulnerabilities while the industry says that oversteps the government's role.

Acquisition

Government bears brunt of bid-protest criticism

Commenters direct most of their frustration at government officials who they say are doing a poor job of explaining their award decisions.

Acquisition

The good, bad and ugly of bid protests

Some feel that they are about greed, while others blame the government for poor requirements and incomplete debriefings. Tell us what you think.

Digital Government

For Shinseki, Vets Before Reporters

Last Friday, I traveled to Duke University in Durham, NC for dedication of a memorial to Duke graduates who lost their lives in action since WW II, including the best company commander I ever had, <a href="http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/10/honoring_marine_maj_corky_ram.php">Marine Maj. Corky Ram,</a> where Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki was the featured speaker.

Ideas

Nothing on the Internet is Dead

A few weeks ago, the <em>Wall Street Journal</em> published a piece about <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203803904574431151489408372.html">how e-mail's reign</a> as the king of online communication is over. Author Jessica Vascellaro didn't decree the death of e-mail, she just argued the constant stream of updates social media services like Facebook and Twitter provide are more in sync with today's permanently plugged-in approach to the Web.