Digital Government
IT Hiring to Surge by 2012
By fall of 2012, the federal government will hire nearly 273,000 new workers for mission-critical jobs, a large portion of which will be information technology specific, according to a new <a href="http://data.wherethejobsare.org/wtja/home">report</a> by the Partnership for Public Service. The latest "Where The Jobs Are" report, released Thursday, outlines governmentwide, mission-critical hiring needs through 2012 and is based on a survey of 35 federal agencies representing nearly 99 percent of the 1.9 million member federal workforce.
Digital Government
Oops, There Goes Yet Another Laptop
I think I could write a monthly feature on lost or stolen government laptops. The <a href=http://www.med.navy.mil/sites/pcola/Pages/default.aspx>Naval Hospital Pensacola</a> in Florida reported the latest stray on Tuesday.
Cybersecurity
Experts disagree on effect of E-Verify's expiration
The authorization for the E-Verify employment verification program expires three weeks after it is set to cover federal contractors.
Modernization
USPTO eyes unified communication system
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office wants to learn about unified Internet Protocol communication systems that could cut its operating costs.
Cybersecurity
Top 5 stories at the FCW.com watercooler
FCW.com readers, on the whole, might be more civil than most people who post comments on mainstream Web sites but they are no less passionate.
People
5 proposed rules that could rock the acquisition community
The acquisition landscape has been changing in the past several years, and now lawmakers and regulators are working on writing stricter rules and setting new precedents.
People
Regulators propose database on contractors' past work
The system would contain specific information on the integrity and performance of contractors and federal grantees.
Cybersecurity
CMS considers contractors for identifier program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is considering using contractors to operate a national system for assigning health providers unique identifying numbers.
People
Obama wants smaller raises for fed employees
Citing the economic downturn and skyrocketing federal budget, the president announced he intends to trim government employees' Jan. 1 raise.
Digital Government
Administration wants help archiving its Facebook, Twitter content
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government