Modernization
State's games aim to teach Middle Eastern youth about U.S. culture
Government Computer News
Digital Government
DHS information-sharing initiative stalls due to privacy concerns
Lawmakers again place strings on funding for project to give law enforcement and intelligence agencies access to immigration records.
Digital Government
Census Bureau meets deadline to build address file for 2010 Census
Handheld computers performed well in checking and adding addresses used to mail census forms to the nation's 140 million households.
Digital Government
Competing for IT Skills
Hiring federal IT workers could become slightly more competitive with the private sector in 2010, a <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9MzU0MzM5fENoaWxkSUQ9MzQ0OTUwfFR5cGU9MQ==&t=1">new poll suggests</a>.
Digital Government
Feds Get Fit
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal workers to step away from their computers on Oct. 27 to participate in a noontime rally and fitness walk to launch the new Feds Get Fit wellness awareness campaign.
Ideas
Who's Gonna Win a Webby?
Early-bird entries for the Webbies, an international contest often called the Emmys of the Internet, are being <a href="http://www.webbyawards.com/index.php">accepted until Oct. 30,</a> and I am really hoping a number of federal Web managers are planning on entering their sites.
Acquisition
Snowe urges SBA to start contracting program for women
Agencies have exceeded small-business contracting goals with recovery act money, although women-owned small-business category hasn't met its goal yet.
Modernization
Handhelds helped Census stay on track, GAO says
The process of verifying addresses to prepare for the 2010 Census finished ahead of schedule thanks in large part to handheld computers, a GAO report finds.
People
2.0 takes hold in the acquisition community
Acquisition 2.0 is about thinking differently and considering new approaches to operations. The ultimate goals are more efficiency and better results.
Cybersecurity
E-Verify would get three-year extension in spending bill
The House and Senate have both approved a three-year extension for the E-Verify employment verification system in the Homeland Security Department's spending legislation.
People
Acquisition 2.0 in action
These tools will help innovate and streamline processes by providing a more collaborative environment for decision-making, experts say.
Digital Government