Digital Government

Transition official rejects ties to controversial Hindu group

Sonal Shah says she was unaware of organization's ties to violence in India.

Digital Government

Lockheed and Defense officials find exchange program mutually beneficial

Private sector executive says he found the government employees he worked with during the year-long program astute, knowledgeable and motivated.

Ideas

Just a Second

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Digital Government

FCW Insider: The Fed 100 and industry nominees

The FCW Insider answers another frequently asked question about the Federal 100 awards program: Are contractors eligible?

People

Report Contractors should get more oversight

New laws aren't enough prevent abuses of federal contracts, a report contends.

Acquisition

Letter: Online directories make it easy to find veteran-owned businesses

A reader writes that there are a number of directories online to find service-disabled and veteran-owned businesses.

People

Letter: CIO search on for hundreds of days and counting

A reader has questions regarding the search for a chief information officer.

Cybersecurity

CISOs ponder new FISMA requirements

Chief information security officers discussed potential problems with proposed changes to the Federal Information Security Management Act.

Digital Government

Letter: Concerned about false positives in tracking flu

A reader expresses his concern that a Google tool can accurately track flu trends by state.

Digital Government

GAO: IRS hasn't evaluated data-sharing program

The IRS plans to extend a pilot program that matches federal and state taxpayer data to spot individuals and businesses that don't pay enough taxes without knowing how effective it is, auditors report.

Cybersecurity

Letter: Airport employees are not beyond temptation

A reader writes to say that it took 13 years after the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, and the 2001 terrorist attacks to address airport security.

Cybersecurity

Transition Watch Chertoff says wait on DHS revamp

Secretary Michael Chertoff has urged his successor to wait on any reorganization that could increase fear and doubt across the sprawling Homeland Security Department.

Cybersecurity

House-Senate dispute looms over cybersecurity authority

Aides in the Senate criticize idea of moving responsibility for cybersecurity to a new White House Office that has yet to be created.

Digital Government

Technology groups continue on path to consolidation

Mergers will help industry tell its story to the Obama administration and lawmakers, executive says.

Digital Government

GSA to miss 2008 deadline for Alliant services contract

But agency plans to issue awards for the IT services pact to small businesses by the end of the year.

Digital Government

Wearable supercomputer could provide training on the go

Company is designing 1-pound unit packed with the power of a desktop PC that supports a range of military applications

Digital Government

The Lectern: Pilgrimage season in Mecca

Blogger Steve Kelman reports on the results of a study related to social attitudes of people taking part in the Hajj.

People

Get a Life!: Open season extended

The Office of Personnel Management has extended the open season for health benefits until the end of January 2009. It didn't happen without some last-minute advocacy, writes blogger Judy Welles.

Ideas

Census and Handhelds Back in the News

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Ideas

Improving Government Through Breathalyzers

Assuming that the soon-to-be Obama administration is serious about <a href="http://change.gov/page/content/americanmoment">entertaining new ideas</a> for creating an open approach to government, I thought a review of some ideas for improving government that other countries are contemplating might be worth considering here as well. </p><p> In the United Kingdom, for instance, the Tory Party is going <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5168006.ece">to make</a> their MPs receive compulsory lessons in scientific literacy in order to strengthen evidence-based policy making. The Conservative Party is concerned about the lack of scientific expertise and understanding in both the House of Commons and in Whitehall.