Digital Government
Standards body issues draft advisory on maintaining open government data
Government Computer News
Digital Government
IG: TSA employees are well-informed on privacy issues
Automated tools would help the agency better protect personal information stored on computers, IG reports.
Cybersecurity
IG blasts management of Energy's classified information network
National Nuclear Security Administration program lacks capacity to handle required data.
Digital Government
Most companies meet deadline to file financial data in new format
SEC officials say first set of filings using the interoperable XBRL language had some firms 'anxious', but fewer problems are expected in the next batch.
Digital Government
FCC chairman proposes rules to codify principles of 'Net neutrality'
In a speech Monday at the Brooking Institution, Julius Genachowski said he wants to adopt formal rules to ensure that Internet carriers do not unduly interfere with traffic on their networks.
People
FCC's social-media efforts draw fire
FCC has introduced new social-media tools while existing systems languish, a critic says.
People
Is Transparency Killing Partnership?
Two gatherings last week prompted similar disturbing questions about the current state of relations between government and industry.
Ideas
Threat Levels and Dangerous Biscuits
I was rather entertained a few weeks ago when I <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43528&dcn=e_hsw">read</a> that former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said politics was never a factor in determining whether the nation's color-coded terror-alert level should be raised.
Digital Government
Will Schools Go Easy on Vets?
I'm picking up strong signals that the Veterans Affairs Department has started contacting colleges and universities around the country to determine whether or not they will throw veterans off campus if the schools do not receive timely tuition payments as promised under the post-9/11 GI bill.
Modernization
Apps.gov: Kundra is ready for a fight
It’s Vivek Kundra versus the government bureaucracy, and the information technology industry can’t wait to see who wins.
Acquisition
Maximum benefit
The idea that the operations of government should be driven by the same motive as private enterprise is fallacious on the face of it, but that’s not to say that government agencies should not run more efficiently.
People
Is SOA DOA?
Despite reports of service-oriented architecture's demise, government remains steadfast in its support of the component software framework, especially for the Defense Department's network-centric projects.
Digital Government
Generation V
There's an interesting <a href="https://www.collaborationjam.com/minijam2/jam/index.do?jamId=1746">conversation</a> going on at <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/09/the_future_of_work.php">IBM's Smart Work Jam</a> about the concept of age being just a number when it comes to social networking and virtual worlds. "I've led groups of zealous, older managers into Second Life sessions, where a number of younger managers were less interested, and managers of all ages have opted into the online community that I launched for them," one commenter states.
Digital Government
CIO Council for Social Media Training
The Chief Information Officers Council has released a new <a href="http://www.cio.gov/Library/documents_details.cfm?id=Guidelines%20for%20Secure%20Use%20of%20Social%20Media%20by%20Federal%20Departments%20and%20Agencies,%20v1.0&structure=Information%20Technology&category=Best%20Practices">report</a> that provides guidelines and recommendations for federal agencies looking to adopt a safe and secure social media strategy. In addition to advising that agencies develop a social media policy and risk management program and assess potential threats to federal employees, infrastructure and information, the report emphasizes the importance of providing annual security awareness training to federal employees.
People