Modernization
Cloud computing moves into public safety
Companies introduce software as a service for communications between fire, police and emergency agencies.
Modernization
Clinton to hold digital town hall
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold a digital town hall meeting April 17 before a summit meeting of heads of state from countries in the Western Hemisphere.
People
Get a Life: Recruiters can tweet, too!
The Merit Systems Protection Board finds tweeting may be a useful way to recruit federal employees, blogger Judy Welles says.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs begins evaluating bids for $150 million imaging contract
Winning contractor will have a labor-intensive job scanning and digitally storing about 25 million pages of files.
Digital Government
Study urges agencies to choose wisely from social networking menu
Human capital observers advise government to boost its online profile to attract potential federal employees.
Digital Government
Private sector zips past government in Recovery Act tracking
One company already has built a Web site it claims tracks all federal, state and local stimulus spending.
Modernization
Verizon: Organized crime behind data breaches
The company studied 90 confirmed network breaches and found that 91 percent were linked to organized crime.
Ideas
A New, New Media Chief at Defense?
Seems like the White House got the memo on the <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090415_8127.php">importance of social media to national security</a>.
Digital Government
No Worries About Chinese Hackers
While the intelligence community has uncovered evidence of Chinese penetration of U.S. banking networks, Joel Brenner, national counterintelligence executive, said he's not worried "that the Chinese government wants to bring down our banking system."
Modernization
Pointers: Recommended Reading (Facebook edition)
This week's list: Facebook for beginners; Who's who in social media; A manager's guide to social media; and Facebook apps for a better life.
Acquisition
Bid protests keep pace with DOD spending
The number of protests against the Defense Department's contract awards increase along with DOD's spending, GAO says.
Digital Government
Klossner: On your mark, get set, stimulate!
FCW cartoonist John Klossner tries to imagine how agencies might coach employees on how to spend boatload of stimulus bucks on tight deadlines.
Modernization
41 states and DC now publishing tax-expenditure reports
Many states are now releasing tax-break tallies, according to a new report.
Acquisition
Recommended reading: Cybersecurity outrage, BlackBerry tips and more
Here is a roundup of interesting articles from around the Web this week.
Modernization