Cybersecurity
Government works toward a more proactive cybersecurity approach
Detection of intruders is an incremental step in prevention of cyberattacks, Homeland Security official says.
Modernization
Industry official: more contractors will absorb online privacy expenses
Cost of data breaches could spur government vendors to incorporate more security features into services.
Digital Government
Con artists exploit the Recovery Act
At least 270,000 Americans have been victimized by scams promising free government grants, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
People
Top 10 agencies on Twitter
Proving that you don't have to be Ashton Kucher to have a large following on Twitter, some federal agencies are getting the word out to their fans one tweet at a time.
Ideas
Now It's Personal
One of the award winners at the Gov 2.0 Summit held in Washington on Wednesday (and continuing Thursday) was <a href="http://www.bart.gov/">BART</a>, San Fransisco's public transportation system, Bay Area Rapid Transit. A popular feature of BART's Web site is "<a href="http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2009/news20090327.aspx">Seen and Heard on BART This Week</a>," which posts photos and Tweets from BART riders -- like this one:
Digital Government
Cyber War Gets Its Own Museum Show
We still don't have a White House <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090206_8235.php">cyber czar</a> and the Pentagon is still <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090624_6400.php">fine-tuning the details</a> of the Cyber Command, but the International Spy Museum in Washington plans will launch a cyber war show dubbed Weapons of Mass Disruption next month.
People
7 federal IT bloggers worth reading
Seven federal bloggers follow tech developments at major agencies including Navy, GSA, NASA and USDA.
Modernization
GAO: DOD needs better process improvement management
The Defense Department isn't meeting all of its statutory requirements for improving processes related to the development, acquisition, and engineering of software and systems, investigators find.
Digital Government
Plugging the Generation Gap
<em>Psychology Today</em> has some <a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wired-success/200909/why-are-you-not-me-the-generational-gap-in-the-workplace">useful advice</a> about what employers and managers should know and do to address generational differences in the workplace, especially as the economy recovers. Because of the impact of the recession, the article states, a large portion of Generation Y entering the workforce combined with the refusal of Baby Boomers to take retirement has dramatically shifted the combination of the workforce.
Cybersecurity
Trust, but let Google verify: Companies join government in identity authentication experiment
The OpenID and Information Card foundations today announced pilot identity management projects with federal agencies and vendors.
Digital Government
Commission to start preliminary certifications for EHRs
A group that certifies electronic health records will give health care providers a head start on getting incentive payments under the economic stimulus law.
Digital Government
Open Government Directive only weeks away
Agencies will need formal plans on providing machine-readable data to the public.
People
Get a Life!: Improving Hiring
A recent report warns that government needs to hire 11,500 workers in IT by 2012. But skeptics warn that with the current hiring process, it ain’t gonna happen.
Digital Government