Digital Government
Outside analysis can be good indicator of citizens' online needs
Agencies urged not to wait for official guidance on new media to figure out what makes users tick.
Ideas
Obama Tweets to Chill Flu Fears
President Obama joined Facebook, MySpace and Twitter -- all burgeoning online communities -- on Friday in what some are calling an effort to calm hysteria surrounding the swine flu outbreak.
Ideas
Addressing USASpending Problems
Before he was elected to the White House, Sen. Barack Obama was a proponent of putting more information about government contracts, grants and loans online, teaming up with Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., to introduce the <a href="http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1207/121407n1.htm">2006 Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act</a>, which requires full disclosure on a Web site maintained by OMB of all organizations receiving more than $25,000 in federal funds.
Digital Government
An 'Open Enough' E-Health Record
Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, the Army surgeon general, said he wants the Military Health System to develop an electronic health record that's "open enough" to exchange data with civilian clinicians who provide care to military personnel and their families under the Defense Department's TRICARE health insurance plan.
People
Cyber leaders must coordinate to avoid conflicts
If the Obama administration has three separate offices guiding federal information technology, observers warn that they will need close coordination to avoid confusing overlap.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers attack cybersecurity on multiple fronts
Some experts advise House and Senate leaders to coordinate their cybersecurity efforts.
People
Swine flu news infects social media
Twitter and other social media have proven effective at rapidly spreading information and misinformation about H1N1.
People
Flu funding could go to states
Some of the $1.5 billion that the Obama administration has requested to fight the H1N1 virus – the cause of the swine flu outbreak — could go to state public health disease tracking and monitoring programs.
People
Virtual double take
Our cover story on virtual training applications like Second Life may cause some readers to scratch their heads and say, “Wha…?”
People
Telework gets a ‘giddyap’ from OPM
The new director of personnel management wants more employees working from home, for their benefit and for the benefit of others.
Ideas
GovLoop Hits 10,000
<a href="http://www.govloop.com/">GovLoop</a>, the social networking site for federal employees, announced it signed up its 10,000th member in less than a year of operation.
Acquisition
IG fights MAS panel recommendation
A GSA official says IG staffers, who opposes dropping the price reduction clause, is attempting to derail any efforts to carry out the panel’s recommendations.
Cybersecurity
Survey: CISOs dish on FISMA
CISOs generally feel "empowered" in their jobs, but believe FISMA is not worth all the work.
People
A reader's guide to virtual world technology
Here are some links to articles and resources for feds looking to learn more about Second Life and other virtual world technology.
Digital Government
Swine flu response elevates health IT
The outbreak of swine flu that has dominated public health concerns for the past several weeks could be a blessing for the Obama administration's health information technology plans.
People
DOD needs better workforce data
The Defense Department has, at best, a blurry picture of its government acquisition workforce’s skills, a hindrance to assessing its needs.
Ideas
Cyber Review Results Coming Soon
Results and recommendations of the Obama administration's 60-day cyber review will be revealed in the next few days, perhaps as early as Tuesday, said Melissa Hathaway, senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security councils.
People