People
Census has data problems, Towns warns
House Committee chairmen calls for immediate work to solve data system problems with the upcoming 2010 census
Modernization
GSA eases burden of Networx protests
GSA issues bulletin that says Networx awards are exempt from some provisions of the Acquisition Improvement and Accountability Act.
Modernization
GSA offers to tools to help agencies with Networx procurements
It has built tools for agencies to use in developing Fair Opportunity awards.
Digital Government
Mullen says Defense thumb-drive ban to remain in effect for now
But removable storage prohibition complicates efforts of medical personnel in Afghanistan and Iraq to share information on wounded soldiers.
Digital Government
DHS announces departmentwide efficiency review
Secretary Napolitano asks managers to submit reports on ways to reduce costs and streamline processes, with technology likely to be a cornerstone of the effort.
People
Get a Life: Government work is a perk
In this difficult economic time, government work is a job with many benefits, according to commenters.
Ideas
Public Outreach, Warts and All
It's been just three days since Virginia's Democratic Gov. Tim Kaine <a href=http://techinsider.nextgov.com/2009/02/social_networking_the_stimulus.php>launched a Web site</a> soliciting Virginians' ideas about how to spend the economic stimulus money the state may receive. As of Friday afternoon, 1,274 projects (and counting) were posted on <a href=http://stimulus.virginia.gov/> stimulus.virginia.gov</a>.
Cybersecurity
News ticker: NSPS, fixed-price contracting, mid-sized contractors, the Conflicker worm
A roundup of news from around the Web on Feb. 13.
Digital Government
Forget the Exquisite Satellites
That's the message from the thinking man's Marine, General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who <a href=http://pentagontv.feedroom.com/?fr_story=4bec59f4322f139dfb694c60ece93b65b32b8d99&rf=rss>told a U.S. Chamber of Commerce confab in Washington yesterday</a> that the Defense Department may lose its edge in space because of a policy that has led to slow development of costly satellites.
Modernization