Digital Government
Obscure database is key to U.S. educational funds for California
The Los Angeles Times
Digital Government
Antitrust concerns swirl around sale of Diebold Voting Machines
Wired: Threat Level
Digital Government
IRS nearly resolves one security threat, receives incomplete on others
Encryption installed on most laptops, but vulnerabilities exist in the system used to manage income tax returns, the agency's inspector general finds.
Cybersecurity
Systems wide open because agencies fail to fix common security holes
Most cyberattacks target vulnerabilities in applications and Web sites, but agencies routinely fail to protect themselves properly, report concludes.
Digital Government
Groups welcome Recovery board's mash-up system to uncover fraud
Citizen Web developers see potential good in oversight panel's move to contract with a team of computer analysts in fighting white-collar crime.
Ideas
States Can Access Defense Network
Local authorities rejoice: Select regional fusion centers that collect and share regional information on terrorist threats and activities will soon have access to sensitive terrorism-related data housed in the Defense Department's classified network.
Digital Government
The VA's Fort Monmouth Outpost
In 2011 Fort Monmouth, N.J., will be history, with folks from the Army Communications-Electronic Command (CECOM) either moved to Fort Belvoir, Va., or the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. But CECOM contracting skills will live on in the new Veterans Affairs Department Technology Acquisition Center.
Ideas
Stimulus Data to be Delayed
The government will not release stimulus data from the private sector and states on Recovery.gov until Oct. 30, 20 days after spending reports are due, the board overseeing Recovery Act funds announced on Monday.
Digital Government
Top Tools for Collaboration
Computerworld <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137915/Forrester_Desktops_rule_smartphones_don_t">highlight</a>s a recent <a href="http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,55268,00.html#heading3">report</a> by Forester Research that examined how American workers make use of computers, smart phones and key productivity and collaboration tools at work.
Cybersecurity