Digital Government
Ada turns back the clock
A year-old story about a programming language that fell out of favor 12 years ago takes the Web by storm.
Modernization
Cobol remains old standby at agencies despite showing its age
As mainframe programming language Cobol marks 50 years of service, dedicated government users make plans for keeping the reliable old applications humming along.
Modernization
Cyberattacks could have been mitigated
Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrate a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.
Digital Government
More on the Pay Raise
In following up to Wednesday's <a href="http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2009/07/2010_pay_raise.php">post</a> on the 2010 federal pay raise, Alyssa Rosenberg <a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=43120&dcn=todaysnews">reports</a> that Assistant Senate Majority Leader Richard Durbin, D-Ill., has unveiled legislation that would provide federal employees with an increase of 2.9 percent in 2010, nearly 1 percent more than the House version allocates for the pay raise.
Cybersecurity
Real ID: States chase moving target
In the face of shifting deadlines and requirements, states are struggling to comply with the Real ID Act for making driver's licenses more secure.
Cybersecurity
Real ID compliance score card
Twenty-six states have enacted legislation that indicates their intentions regarding compliance with Real ID.
People
DOD seeks to balance outsourcing, in-house expertise
The Defense Department needs systems engineers who have a deep understanding of the IT systems in their charge, although they don’t need to actually write the software lines of code, an official said.
Modernization
E-mail lives, but do we need it?
Web 2.0 tools and cloud computing, which are supplanting e-mail in many cases, will become embedded in the business environment, and employees will expect them to be available.
Cybersecurity
U.S. national security in the Digital Age
White House officials should rethink the technology challenges of national security.
Modernization
Web 2.0 can recruit new workforce
The next generation of federal employees will be looking for a government presence in social media, and the government will suffer if it is not there.
Cybersecurity
Senate passes E-Verify provision for contractors
The Senate passed a provision to require federal contractors to use the E-Verify program on the same day DHS announced that contractors must use the program starting Sept. 8.
Ideas
Pixel by Pixel Budget Cuts
President Obama goes "line by line" through the federal information technology budget on <a href="http://it.usaspending.gov/">IT.USASpending.gov</a> to ensure taxpayer dollars are used wisely.
Modernization