Digital Government
IT analysts expect bailout to invite increase in cyberattacks
Hackers are likely to be tempted by the flow of funds through federal networks, forecasters say.
Digital Government
Contractors push for better information sharing in health care, law enforcement
Recommendations for new administration include more funding and uniform data standards.
Digital Government
What's Brewin: $355 million for GI bill claims system?
Culture clash between VA and SPAWAR delays system for determining educational benefits.
Digital Government
Information security still a problem at IRS
GAO points to 66 previously identified security weaknesses that remain unresolved
People
FCW Insider: The politics of Change.gov
Let there be no doubt: Change.gov, the interactive Web site hosted by Obama's transition team, is beginning, ever so slightly, to give new shape to Washington politics.
Ideas
But Can it Hug You Back?
A solicitation from the a Defense Department research group has caught the attention of the blogosphere. Defense's Small Business Innovation Research, which gives money to small tech companies to develop early-stage research and development projects, asked companies to submit ideas for a computer program that mimics a conversation between a child and his or her deployed parent.
Digital Government
More agencies get high marks on latest PMA scorecard
OMB's latest scores show agencies became more accountable through the Bush administration.
Cybersecurity
FEMA starts channel on YouTube
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has started a channel on the Web site to publicize its disaster-recovery efforts in video format.
People
Also In the News: Obama said to pick OIRA chief
The Wall Street Journal has reported that Cass Sunstein, a Harvard Law School professor, will be President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
Digital Government
OFPP asks agencies for their workforce plans
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy is developing a 5-year governmentwide plan to retain acquisition skills and wants information.
Digital Government