Digital Government
Senator's hold on GSA confirmation hobbles Networx transition
Transition to Networx slowed further because Sen. Kit Bond won't let Martha Johnson's confirmation come up for a vote.
Cybersecurity
IG: FEMA needs centralized IT for disaster relief
FEMA needs to centralize how it buys goods and services for dealing with disasters into an integrated information technology system, a report recommends.
Digital Government
DHS needs to plug some cybersecurity holes, audit finds
The DHS Inspector General recommends improving the department's coordination of cybersecurity for critical control systems.
Digital Government
Unions critical of decision to overhaul DOD personnel system
Government Computer News
Digital Government
Agencies should institute tougher policies on storing sensitive info
Security officials say the policies could reduce the No. 1 cause of data loss: stolen laptops and storage devices.
Digital Government
GAO: Technology can help secure Southwest border
Resources are distributed unevenly among checkpoints and some lower priority crossings have outdated equipment, watchdog agency finds.
Digital Government
Varied questions drawn from troops in virtual town hall meetings
While the president received questions dealing with wartime strategy, Gates dealt with nitty-gritty Defense issues and Mullen fielded more politically tinged comments.
Digital Government
Stimulus watchdog site exempted from paperwork rules
Recovery Act board cuts through the red tape of reduction act to collect stimulus reports on time.
Digital Government
NATO Wants to Go Virtual
<a href=http://www.act.nato.int/>Allied Command Transformation</a>, which does the change thing for NATO, has a <a href=https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=45e9ec68b6f188da12279571ab64ee79&_cview=0>request for proposals</a> on the street to build a virtual headquarters to run operations in Asia.
Ideas
Is Gmail Ready for Government?
In case you've been out of pocket this afternoon (or don't have <a href="http://twitter.com/Nextgov">Twitter</a>), Google's popular free email service <a href="http://mail.google.com">Gmail</a> <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9137384/Gmail_hit_by_widespread_outage">has been down</a> for much of the afternoon. While it's fun to debate whether the outage (and the absence of the ubiquitous Gchat) has increased or decreased productivity for office workers across the country, the outage brings up a salient point about cloud computing and the wisdom of having the government rely on consumer technology.
Digital Government