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
Companies, academics form coalition to promote open-source software
The applications programs support Obama's call for transparency, collaboration and public participation, say founders of Open Source for America.
Digital Government
Immigration experts urge Congress to be cautious on work ID plan
The Washington Post
Digital Government
Kundra requests inventory of latest knowledge management apps
Federal Computer Week
Digital Government