Digital Government
Google's ties to Washington grow closer -- and more complicated
The Washington Post
Digital Government
Latest delay to E-Verify prompts doubts about program's future
Obama administration has postponed implementation four times already.
Digital Government
Regulations.gov wins praise for public outreach
The federal rule-tracking Web site is soliciting input from citizens on its proposed redesign.
People
Two examples of why online forums break down
Two readers inadvertently prove how difficult it is to keep online dialogues from running off the rails.
Digital Government
Pile On for $1.5B Navy Contract
At least four major industry teams submitted bids on Wednesday for the Navy's <a href=https://e-commerce.sscno.nmci.navy.mil/Command/02/ACQ/navhome.nsf/homepage?readform&db=navbusopor.nsf&whichdoc=0713C6E52C4D7BA28625751C0079AB6B&editflag=0>Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services</a> (CANES) contract.
People
FCW Insider: Open Government Dialogue and birth certificate postings
FCW received a letter to the editor suggesting one way that the Open Government Dialogue might deal with all the comments regarding Obama and his birth certificate.
Ideas
Task Force: Good or Bad News for SBINet?
Since her days as Arizona governor, Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has not been the biggest advocate of the Secure Border Initiative -- a multi-year plan for reducing illegal immigration and protecting U.S. borders through a combination of physical fencing and monitoring technology.
People
In-house expertise
Veteran journalist John Stein Monroe is taking on a new role at FCW as the social-media evangelist.
Cybersecurity
Cyber leader powers still unknown
President Barack Obama received widespread praise for his recent decision to create a cybersecurity coordinator, but some observers say it remains to be seen whether the position has enough authority.
Digital Government
Napolitano backs E-Verify
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she is a big supporter of E-Verify, the Web-based employment eligibility verification tool.
Digital Government
How the Open Government Dialogue got slimed
The Open Government Dialogue — the Obama administration’s much-ballyhooed initiative to engage with the public in an online forum — worked pretty well ... for about a week.
People
Success with Web 2.0 requires risk
At the Government Leadership Summit, government leaders and social-media experts shared their take on the path to Web 2.0 enlightenment.
Modernization
Health IT needs more functionality, CIO says
Theresa Cullen, CIO of the Indian Health Service, said health IT leaders should create more functionality in their systems, including the ability to track diseases without current lag times.
People