Digital Government
Social Security urged to upgrade data systems to meet increased demand
Officials anticipate push for greater real-time downloads of personal information from states and localities.
Digital Government
Alexander nominated to lead Cyber Command
Army Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander has been nominated for promotion to the rank of four-star general and also to the post of commander of the Defense Department’s new U.S. Cyber Command.
Digital Government
Digital textbooks gaining favor, but critics question quality
The Washington Post
Digital Government
Mullen, CBS' Couric Share a Barber?
Well, if not the same barber, definitely the same haircut. Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chefs of Staff, joked during a speech last night at the annual Alfred E. Smith Foundation dinner in New York, where CBS News anchor Katie Couric was one of the guests.
Ideas
Workin' the Recovery.gov Stats
On Thursday, the Recovery Board <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20091015_8475.php?oref=topstory">published the first spending reports</a> on Recovery.gov from companies that received stimulus contracts before Sept. 30. The resulting media <a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/local/story/1689639.html">attention</a> has the White House <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/10/14/new-math-counting-stimulus-jobs/">scrambling to explain</a> why so few jobs have been created after spending so much taxpayer money.
Ideas
White House Blogs Cybersecurity
The Obama administration has posted three blogs to WhiteHouse.gov on cybersecurity since the sixth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month officially kicked off Oct. 1. The <a href=http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/National-Cybersecurity-Awareness-Month/>first post</a>, by John Brennan, read more like a marketing letter, emphasizing that "government, industry and the individual computer user must all play a role in securing our information networks and data."
Cybersecurity
Army cooks up new technology in AKO lab
A new test lab for the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portal gives service officials a safe and efficient way to test new applications and technologies for the site.
Cybersecurity
What you can do on AKO
Here are some of the features on the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online (AKO/DKO) Web portals.
Cybersecurity
Finding common cause
The global terrorist threat, brought to U.S. soil on 9/11, has not gone away. And it now includes the ever looming war in cyberspace.
Digital Government
A Positive 'Return on Collaboration'
rganizations that deploy collaborative technologies achieve more than double the return on their investment and perform better than their less-collaborative peers, new research has shown.
Modernization
Stimulus reporting comes in fits and starts
Although more than 112,000 recipients met a deadline of Oct. 10 for filing spending reports, others are still struggling to comply.
People
New IT tools to track swine flu
Just in time for flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have begun using new tools to track seasonal and H1N1 flu and educate the public about treatment.
People
Army network plan crucial to battlefield success
An Army effort to transform itself into a highly mobile and connected force is evolving into a crucial tool for the military services to collaborate in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Digital Government
DOD finds knowledge management a tricky fit
As much as Defense Department officials like the idea of knowledge management, they are finding the discipline often does not fit easily into their daily operations.
Cybersecurity