People
Military family members make case for social media
The Defense Department recently invited military spouses and other family members to weigh in on the debate about the role of social media in the military.
Modernization
Got an App for that? Not quite yet
The White House has launched a storefront for cloud-computing services. Vendors who want to sell through it must undergo a certification process.
Cybersecurity
At a glance
The Apple Macintosh operating system and various Windows operating systems differ in many ways, but they each have their Achilles' heel.
People
Agencies gradually embrace telework
The overall number of teleworkers federal increased from 94,643 in 2007 to 102,900 in 2008, a report says.
Digital Government
Electronic health records open patient privacy questions
An HHS advisory committee that will set rules for privacy of patients' health records considers consent rules.
Digital Government
Boeing gets one-year extension on SBInet contract
U.S. Customs and Border Protection exercised its option to extend its SBInet border surveillance contract with Boeing Co. for a year.
Digital Government
NASA plans to spend billions for IT services
NASA plans to soon offer a series of contracts estimated to be worth more than $4 billion for information technology.
Acquisition
The government's in the red
The government spent only 21.5 percent of its contracting dollars with small businesses last year, missing its 23 percent goal and slipping nearly a percentage point from the previous year.
Digital Government
IRS pays millions in interest for delays in processing high-dollar refunds
Inspector general finds the agency has been slow in following recommendations that could reduce the $63 million in interest paid on refunds that exceed $10 million each.
Digital Government
Agencies should plan now to enable IPv6 on public-facing servers
Government Computer News
Cybersecurity
Telework increasing steadily but slowly, OPM says
Participation rate has yet to reach 10 percent, according to a new report.
Digital Government
Politicians' tweets are mostly self-promotional, researchers say
The Washington Post
Modernization