Digital Government
OPM Proposes Benefit Changes
The Office of Personnel Management on Monday released proposed regulations that would expand the definition of "family member" for purposes of determining leave and long-term care benefits. The regulations, published in the Federal Register, would <a href="http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-22030.pdf">modify definition</a>s of "family member" and "immediate relative" for determining use of sick leave, funeral leave, voluntary leave transfer, voluntary leave bank and emergency leave transfer.
Cybersecurity
Immigration agency to outsource disaster recovery plans
The Office of the CIO for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is looking for a contractor that can take over disaster recovery planning and management.
People
Acquisition veteran Michael Sade says goodbye to government
Michael Sade, senior adviser at the General Services Administration's Office of Integrated Technology Services, left his job at the agency this month and headed to the private sector.
Modernization
IT upgrades, increased public interaction coming for Citizenship and Immigration Services
Alejandro Mayorkas, the new director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said he wants the agency to be more engaged with the public and also to move into the electronic age.
Modernization
For some users, Windows 7 upgrade could take 20 hours
Tests conducted by Microsoft show that upgrades from Windows Vista to Windows 7 will be about 5 percent faster than previous upgrades involving Vista. But in certain situations, "faster" could mean more than 20 hours.
Modernization
10 social networking sites to keep you in the loop
Wouldn't it be great if you could do all your networking online -- from the couch at home? Dream on. Until that day, these government IT social-networking sites will keep you in the loop.
Modernization
Top 10 agencies with the most Facebook fans
As young people start using Facebook as their primary communication tool, look for more agencies to experiment with Facebook for interacting with citizens.
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