Digital Government
The Risks of Open Government
Too much insight into the policymaking process can stymie the goals of transparency, scholar says.
Digital Government
Berry to elevate the role of chief technology officer at OPM
While the new CIO, likely to be a politically appointed position, will be part of senior management, a move that is rare in the federal government.
Cybersecurity
Outlook dim for international cooperation to fight cyber attacks
Cybersecurity specialists say Russians 'not interested' in working together and less-developed nations do no have the experience in tracking down Internet criminals.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers join forces on cybersecurity legislation
Senate committees coordinate on a comprehensive bill to strengthen protections against hackers.
Digital Government
U.S. Cyber Command - The Wiring Diagram
A benevolent reader sent along a a high level organizational diagram for the U.S. Cyber Command, which I am going to share with everyone out there in Whats-land.
Ideas
Next Week: Cloud Computing Storefront
You may have seen <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137841/White_House_CIO_to_disclose_cloud_computing_plans">reports</a> today regarding a major announcement next week from federal chief information officer Vivek Kundra on the government's cloud computing initiative. The source of most of those reports is <a href="http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/news/releases/2009/M09-116.html">this release</a> from NASA's Ames Research Center in California, which says only that Kundra "will outline his vision for a new federal government cloud computing initiative". As the home of <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090828_3538.php">NASA's cloud computing initiative</a> (cleverly dubbed "Nebula"), Ames seems like a natural choice to reveal the government's new cloud strategy.
Digital Government
8 reasons why the government hiring process doesn't work
Readers share their experiences trying to get jobs in the federal government.
Digital Government
FCC launches social media projects, but critic raps transparency shortcomings
The FCC starts Web programs to invite public comments on a plan, but a critic says the commission should first fix its official electronic comments system.
People
Report: EPA's total labor-hour giveaway
On nearly half of audited task orders, the Environmental Protection Agency's labor-hour estimate and the contractor’s proposed cost were the same, a new report says.
Modernization
Monumental task
The second half of the National Archives and Records Administration's name suggests an even bigger challenge than keeping aging official parchments from rotting away into oblivion.
People
IRS braced to lose experienced technical employees — and newer ones, too
The IRS estimates that it would need to recruit one manager a day for the next 10 years to fill the projected shortage.
People