People
Know your audience
There are six types of users who visit government Web sites, and a comprehensive open-government strategy must address each of them.
People
Inventing Acquisition 2.0
The government needs a paradigm shift in the way it acquires goods and services. Web 2.0 tools and platforms could help form the foundation of a new system.
Cybersecurity
Deepwater watch: Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate gets new leader
The Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate has a new rear admiral in charge — Ronald Rábago.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity: Legislation, new security controls on same track
New catalog of information and security controls co-developed by NIST, the Pentagon and the intelligence community, along with information security legislation gaining traction in Congress, are expected to significantly improve federal cybersecurity standards.
People
EPA provides business intell, analytics tools in SaaS model
Environmental Protection Agency discovers that, despite a few glitches, Oracle business intelligence software can be shared across the entire agency.
Digital Government
NSA secret database ensnared President Clinton's private e-mail
Wired: Threat Level
Digital Government
Defense warns against the dark side of social networking
Government Computer News
Modernization
Army develops new modernization strategy after scaling back FCS
New combat vehicles would incorporate existing network designs, officials tell lawmakers.
Cybersecurity
Feds must get serious about checking commercial software for threats
As agencies migrate from writing their own applications in favor of commercial packages, they increase their exposure to viruses and other malware.
People
Writing from the dark side
1105 Government Information Group President Anne Armstrong hopes to shed some light with her new blog, Alinea.
Digital Government