Cybersecurity
DHS draws flak for review of services contracts
DHS' new mandatory reviews of professional service contracts: A good idea or too tough to do?
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS security clearances need IT help
The Homeland Security Department could improve its security clearance process by beefing up its computer support, IG says.
People
Olson joins ConnellyWorks
Kelly Olson will be vice president and have responsibility for overall management and strategic accounts.
People
Air Force names leader of cyber unit
Maj. Gen. Richard Webber has been named commander of a new Air Fore unit that will focus on the service's cyber mission.
Cybersecurity
Bills would kill DHS satellite surveillance office
A senior House Democrat has introduced legislation to eliminate a DHS-run program to make intelligence and military satellite imagery more available to civilian agencies for domestic purposes.
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