Digital Government
E-Verify prepared for surge in worker eligibility queries
E-Verify successfully processes an increase in requests to verify employees working at companies that won government contracts after Sept. 8.
Digital Government
The FOUO Debate
Some readers took exception to my posting last week of a high-level <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2009/09/us_cyber_command_-_the_wiring_diagram.php>wiring diagram for the U.S. Cyber Command</a>, which was labeled "For Official Use Only," a.k.a. FOUO.
Digital Government
Managing Your Online Reputation
Nearly half of U.S. human resources professionals are using social networks to research job candidates at least occasionally, according to a new <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007268">survey</a> by Harris Interactive and CareerBuilder.com. The survey found that HR professionals were most likely to use search engines such as Yahoo! or Google to research candidates online (41 percent), followed by Facebook (29 percent) and LinkedIn (26 percent).
Ideas
Apps.gov is Live
Just ahead of Vivek Kundra's scheduled 1 p.m. announcement, the new cloud computing storefront, Apps.gov is live. The initial offerings include four categories of services currently offered by vendors on the GSA Schedules: Business Apps, Cloud IT Services, Productivity Apps and Social Media Apps.
Cybersecurity
Intell agencies plan to beef up cybersecurity
Stopping cyber threats is a top priority for intelligence agencies during the next four years, according to a new national strategy.
Modernization
Kundra's great experiment: Government apps 'store front' opens for business
An online storefront where federal agencies can purchase cloud computing technology was launched today.
Modernization
IRS fails to plug all security gaps, IG says
The IRS has installed effective security controls on its laptop computers, but still has problems with reporting breaches and in backup data storage, a new report says.
Acquisition
Bill would let some growing companies keep small business contracts
Under a House bill, small businesses that have outgrown that status because of a government contract could have some cushioning when a contract is again competed.
Cybersecurity
DHS struggles to manage billions in IT investments, GAO finds
Despite some progress, DHS still has problems with managing major IT investments, the GAO finds.
Digital Government
Video of Serena Williams' outburst could go viral—literally
The people who create vehicles for the surreptitious delivery of malware are nothing if not timely, as they demonstrated over the weekend by exploiting interest in tennis star Serena Williams.
Digital Government
Top CIO unveils cloud computing storefront in push to reduce IT costs
Site will help agencies hand off IT operations and service to vendors in the coming months.
Digital Government
Obscure database is key to U.S. educational funds for California
The Los Angeles Times
Digital Government