Digital Government

GAO: Bank Secrecy Act data at risk of disclosure

Report says Treasury must do more to restrict unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Digital Government

Agencies struggling to make connections online

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Digital Government

Making Great Government Web sites

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Digital Government

Daschle received speaking fees from groups opposing patient privacy

Nominee for HHS secretary tied to a health data company and association that belong to a group opposing privacy protections in economic stimulus bill.

People

White House launches site on economic effort

The Web site provides transparency and allows the public to interact with administration as it launches plans aimed at supporting the middle class and economic recovery.

Digital Government

Stimulus bill has $250m for fusion centers

The Senate measure would upgrade state and local information-sharing centers.

Ideas

Obama's BlackBerry Addiction Explained

Salon.com has a Q&A with Dalton Conley, chair of the sociology department at New York University and author of the new book, "Elsewhere U.S.A.," which, Salon.com explains, "describes not only the rise of the familiar texting, instant messaging, e-mailing culture that has transformed the old 9-to-5 into the 24/7, but the underlying cultural and economic factors driving even high-paid workers to feel like they should be working more hours."

Digital Government

Silver Oak Leaves for Schlosser

Lisa Schlosser, who runs the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Information Collection and serves as a reservist with the Amy's 1st Information Operations outfit at Ft. Belvoir, Va., is up for promotion to lieutenant colonel.

Digital Government

DISA Steps Up for DKO

The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to dig into its pocketbook to ensure <a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090127_9500.php">funding for the Defense Knowledge Online</a> portal for fiscal 2010.

People

FCW Insider: E-democracy in the news

While the Obama appoints a director of citizen participant, the European Commission tests the use of electronic petitions.

People

New Defense database should be public, watchdog says

The White House should make public a new Defense database on "revolving door" officials leaving to work for contractors, urges the Project on Government Oversight watchdog group.

Digital Government

DOD launches site to develop open-source software

The Forge.mil site is based on SourceForge.net, a public site that hosts thousands of open-source projects.