Acquisition
Senators grease skids for Johnson to head GSA
Senators say Martha Johnson, President Barack Obama's nominee to be GSA administrator, has a lot of experience in the private sector and in government.
Ideas
Twitter Attack
One of the social media applications widely used by citizens and federal employees alike -- Twitter -- is the latest to be infected by a virus, which raises the question: How is the Obama administration going to leverage Web 2.0 technologies, as promised, while locking down sensitive and private information?
Ideas
Opposing Obama's Deputy CTO Pick
Two consumer groups have lined up to oppose President Obama's pending <a href="http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/06/google_government.php">appointment</a> of Google's Andrew McLaughlin as deputy chief technology officer in the White House.
Cybersecurity
DHS' IG reports millions recovered from fraud
The Homeland Security Department's inspector general has recovered $228 million in fines and other payments by investigating complaints of alleged waste, fraud and abuse.
People
Blogging live: Confirmation hearing of GSA's Martha Johnson
Martha Johnson, the president's nominee for the top job at GSA, is testifying before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. We're live at the hearing, bringing the latest information on what's happening. Stay tuned.
People
Kelman: Challenges to conventional thinking can prompt novel ideas
Iconoclasts spur innovation because they do not settle for familiar ideas or solutions.
Digital Government
Agencies still working through GSA's social networking agreements
Some IT managers have yet to obtain permission to use Web sharing applications like YouTube and Add This despite federal licenses allowing it.
Cybersecurity
GSA nominee says Networx transition is too slow
Martha Johnson warns that at current rate the government will not complete the telecommunications shift before the contracts expire in two years.
People
Acquisition jobs a tough sell to would-be feds
The federal government should be an attractive place to work in these troubled times, but the bureaucracy still scares off would-be employees.
Digital Government
FDA criticized for incomplete IT modernization plans
A comprehensive and detailed strategy is critical to synchronizing initiatives and allocating resources among projects, GAO says.
People
Serrao: Web 2.0 works better for connecting people than assessing threats
Are new social-networking tools suitable for law enforcement?
Modernization