Cybersecurity

Obama picks leader for DHS directorate

Robert "Rand" Beers would lead the Homeland Security Department's National Protection and Programs Directorate, which includes DHS' cybersecurity programs.

People

Get a Life!: Work life balance has no gender

A new study that finds balancing work and family has no gender, and work life is likely to be a priority of the new OPM director, writes blogger Judy Welles.

Digital Government

Opponents protest Obama's proposed rule in his Web 2.0 style

Heritage Foundation turns to social networking to try to preserve conscience protections for health care workers.

Cybersecurity

Electric grid breaches symptomatic of deeper cybersecurity gaps

Observers say networked environment and lax regulation of private sector companies make critical infrastructure particularly difficult to protect.

Acquisition

IG: DOD, NIH need to clean up GWAC deals

Contracting officials waste money by awarding task orders without adequate competition, DOD auditors found.

Ideas

Obama To Release Toxin Data Early

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GSA expands TIC awards

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LOC offers more digital content

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People

FCW Insider: In defense of security certifications

One reader offers a dissenting view on the value of requiring security professionals to achieve industry-standard certification.