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.
Ideas
O Gov Directive? Not This Month
While the administration had hoped to issue a long-awaited open government directive <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091002_5291.php">before the end of the month</a>, sources close to the process expect that it will be out within the next couple weeks.
Digital Government
Twitterers Getting Younger
Twitter usage is increasing among teenagers and young adults, according to a new <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/Reports/2009/17-Twitter-and-Status-Updating-Fall-2009.aspx?r=1">survey</a> by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The survey found that 37 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds now use the microblogging Web site, compared with just 19 percent in December 2008. Still, the median age of a Twitter user is 31, a figure that has remained stable over the past year, the survey found.
Digital Government