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
9 contracts that changed IT procurement
Most contracts come and go, but some change the procurement landscape and leave a legacy that will last for decades.
Cybersecurity
Intell chief: Source of cyberattacks still unknown
The director of national intelligence said today federal officials aren't sure who was behind recent cyberattacks that knocked some government sites off-line.
Cybersecurity
House bill would restrict laptop searches
A House subcommittee today will consider legislation that would require DHS to strengthen protections for U.S. citizens whose laptops are searched at the borders.
Cybersecurity
Feds need help hiring cyber workforce
The government has problems hiring enough cybersecurity workers and needs to ratchet up recruiting, a study released today says.
Cybersecurity
6 steps to cutting the cord with departing employees
NASA uses a check in/check out de-provisioning checklist that invokes six inter-departmental actions that cut off outgoing workers from networks, applications, e-mail accounts and other agency resources.
Digital Government
Cyber Insecurity
The federal government must design and implement a coordinated strategic blueprint to recruit and retain cybersecurity expertise in the federal workforce, according to a new report by the Partnership for Public Service. "There's been a lot of attention recently on cybersecurity attacks," said Bob Lavigna, vice president of research at the partnership, on Tuesday. "But [the government] can't win the cybersecurity war unless it wins the war for talent."
People
Give yourself a break
Even though you might not think you can take time away from your important job or that you can’t afford to do so, forgoing vacation can make everything worse.
People
Past performance returns
After years of benign neglect from the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, it looks like the use of past-performance data in contractor selection might be back on the agenda.
Modernization
Computing is a service
Federal agencies don't need the headache of maintaining all that hardware and software. E-mail has become standardized and the delivery has been commoditized. The lesson: Get rid of your Exchange servers.
People
Web 2.0 increases demand for data visualization tools
Data visualization tools offer new and more effective ways to represent and present complex data patterns graphically.
Digital Government
Kundra to agencies: Get ready for data deluge
Web 2.0 technology will lead to an explosion of new and varied data sent to government, federal CIO Kundra says.
People
DOD at work on social media policy
The first day of the Open Government and Innovations Conference featured lively discussions about transparency and innovation.
Cybersecurity