Cybersecurity
Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD
A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.
Modernization
Apps.gov: The new look in government procurement*
The recent surprise launch of Apps.gov stirred up a lot of buzz in government and industry but also a lot of criticism.
People
Klossner: How to recognize the mentors in your life
The 2009 Rising Star Award program makes FCW cartoonist John Klossner think about the accidental mentors that guide us all through life.
People
Get a Life: Telework resistance in agencies at odds with benefits
Blogger Judy Welles notes that a recent survey showed a significant drop in the number of feds eligible to telework, even though agencies cite positive returns.
Digital Government
Short-distance data transfers just might be for the birds
Government Computer News
Acquisition
Contractors dodge ACORN scandal for now
The broad language of a House-approved bill to defund ACORN could have taken money away from some government contractors but the passage of the appropriations continuing resolution seems to have quieted those fears.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Collins says DHS should lead cybersecurity, not White House
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs ranking member Susan Collins is preparing cybersecurity legislation that would give the Homeland Security Department -- and not what she calls a "White House czar" -- primary authority to protect federal civilian and private computer networks from attacks.
Digital Government
Recovery.gov asks citizen developers for ways to improve site
Contractors overhauling the site, scheduled to debut on Sept. 28, want online transparency advocates to propose ideas to make spending data available to other sites.
Digital Government
Michigan unveils strategy to garner stimulus IT funds
Faced with high unemployment, a $2.8 billion budget deficit and the struggling automotive industry, Michigan officials hope the federal government's information technology investments provide the state with a long-term windfall.
Digital Government
New refueling jets to be fully loaded with high-tech equipment
Air Force's fleet of tankers will provide Internet access, texting, satellite communications and GPS navigation on unclassified and classified networks, including connections for medics' laptops.
Digital Government