Digital Government
Eligibility for broadband stimulus should be modified, association says
Government Technology
Digital Government
Congress asks for assurances of E-Verify information security
Increased use of tool could make the employment verification system a target for cyberattack.
Digital Government
Security experts push to require federal information security guidelines
Inclusion of recommendations in NIST's list of computer security controls seen as a positive first step.
Digital Government
Two federal groups follow different paths to transparency
Divergent methods used to gather public opinion about classification policies underscore how the definition of transparency might not be so universal.
Acquisition
Vet-owned firms grow but still short of goals
Spending with service-disabled, veteran-owned contractors has grown for five years, but is still short of mandated goal.
Ideas
Archives Strategizes for Gov 2.0
The National Archives and Records Administration is out with a <a href="http://www.archives.gov/about/plans-reports/strategic-plan/2009/nara-strategic-plan-2006-2016-update.pdf">draft 2009 strategic plan</a> that lays down a marker for some ambitious changes, including expanded responsibility for e-records management -- and departmentwide telework. The strategy states:
Ideas
Why We Need E-Medical Records
We recently came across this <a href="http://cbs11tv.com/local/medical.mistake.military.2.1091010.html">story</a> from a CBS affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth about 20-year-old Colton Read, who serves in the Ninth Intelligence Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. He entered the David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento to have his gall bladder removed and ended up with his legs amputated.
Ideas
Homeland Security 2.0
The Homeland Security Department sent out a <a href="http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1248296963736.shtm">release</a> this afternoon announcing the redesign of <a href="http://www.dhs.gov">DHS.gov</a> and the launch of an official DHS <a href="http://www.youtube.com/ushomelandsecurity">YouTube channel</a>:
Digital Government
An Invite from the Prez
President Barack Obama has a much busier schedule than I, but he still managed to send me a personal invitation to watch his press conference at 8 p.m. tonight on the need to pass comprehensive health care reform legislation.
Modernization
DOD to launch Web 2.0-intensive site
The new Defense.gov site will feature greater use of new technologies, appeal to younger Web users, official says.
Modernization
Intelligence community gets its own app store
The intelligence community's Bridge program provides a way for innovators to develop new technology, officials say.
Cybersecurity
Witnesses: E-Verify system can't detect ID theft
Former agency officials told a Senate subcommittee that the E-Verify system for employment verification cannot detect identity theft.
Acquisition
Small bites, greater expertise produce speedier acquisitions
Procurement experts say there are numerous steps DOD officials could take to increase the odds that acquisitions will deliver the expected results in a timely and cost-effective fashion.
Modernization
Officials: Acquisition community is Web 2.0 ready, but scared
Everything was in place to move forward with new technologies, but the employees are waiting for the leaders to go first, government officials and industry exerts say.
People