Digital Government
Latest OMB stimulus reporting rules don't require public raw data
Guidance doesn't include a requirement to make raw data public or to file in formats that would make it easier to create Web applications to analyze spending.
People
COOP: What's the drill?
Does anyone know how the U.S. government's real-time exercise went last Wednesday?
Digital Government
On Second Thought, We'll Take Two
Way back in 1994 when twitter described only the high pitched sounds made by birds, some smart folks at the Defense Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA figured out they could save a lot of money by developing a weather satellite system to satisfy both Defense and civilian requirements, rather than building separate systems for both.
Ideas
Pentagon Stops Sharing
One of the fascinating things about government IT is the extent to which the government's investments in technology and research benefit society as a whole. The government has always provided much of the funding for the type of basic scientific research that has led to development of technologies like personal computers or the Internet. The scientific community relies heavily on the government to provide resources that would otherwise be unavailable.
Digital Government
Federal Internships for Military Spouses
Military spouses spend much of their lives wandering from post to post for 20 years, a situation not exactly conducive to landing and holding on to a good job.
Digital Government
New Outlet for Cyber Training
This week's issue of the Chronicle for Higher Education <a href="http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i40/40a01701.htm">notes</a> that community colleges are mobilizing to offer cybersecurity programs to prepare students for work in the federal government, especially as the Obama administration looks to boost the government's cyber ranks.
Digital Government
Growing Generation Gaps?
Canada's <i>Calgary Herald</i> has an interesting <a href="http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Digital+divides+drive+growing+generation+gaps/1718829/story.html">article</a> on how rapidly accelerating technological change is driving new, smaller gaps within generations.
People
Acquisition workforce: Social media could be big draw
A lawmaker believes the government acquisition community could use cool technology to swell its ranks.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity, info sharing: House approves 2010 funding boost
The House recently approved a fiscal 2010 budget plan for the Justice Department that would increase funding compared to 2009 levels for some key information technology programs.
People
White House tries hand at wiki-style policy development
In the third phase of the initiative, the Obama administration is asking the public to help draft recommendations for making the federal government operations and information more transparent.
Modernization
Dell introduces virtualization consulting services
Dell has expanded its virtualization technology portfolio to help organizations striving to make data centers and IT operations work more efficiently.
Modernization
New organization to address interoperability between social media, ID management
The Kantara Initiative will provide a venue for the identity management industry to cooperate in developing interoperable technologies that will better enable identity-based applications and other interactive online transactions.
Cybersecurity
DOD: Be wary of social media's 'loose lips'
Two Defense Intelligence Agency experts explain how adversaries can use social-networking tools to gather information on targets.
Digital Government