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Buzz of the Week: Unfinished business in Congress
Congress has its hands full with economic concerns, but a hitch in the E-Government Reauthorization Act might have a more immediate effect on agencies' business.
People
FBI creates knowledge wiki
Bureaupedia will let agents and analysts share their expertise with others.
Digital Government
OMB to verify desktop configuration work
The Office of Management and Budget wants to make sure agencies are properly measuring their progress toward complying with the Federal Desktop Core Configuration.
People
DOD finalizes personnel system rules
The primary features of the NSPS system are intact, but system now must follow governmentwide labor relation rules.
Digital Government
Letter: E-gov bill should include Web 2.0 guidelines
Federal agencies need more guidance on the use and limitations of social-networking technology, according to one reader.
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GAO: Los Alamos Lab has cybersecurity gaps
The Los Alamos National Laboratory has weaknesses that affect how it protects information on its network, the Government Accountability Office reports.
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Web research turns new page
Group readies protocol to improve sharing of Web-based research information.
Modernization
GSA’s consolidation 2.0 project
Agency looks to a shared services model to eliminate costly redundancies in the procurement system.
People
Get ready to show your EA work
In future assessments, OMB will ask agencies to tie enterprise architecture to performance improvements.
People
Pointers: Recommended reading
Innovative IT governance; Misinformation and the Web; 20 IT mistakes to avoid; A lesson in password security.
People
Health IT for federal employees
By the numbers: How health plans are using personal health records.
People
The benefits of personal health records
Online personal health record applications, available through a growing number of federal employee health plans, have a variety of forms.
People
OPM puts weight behind e-health
Agency uses its buying power to push private health plans that serve the government workforce.
People
2 more tips for Web 2.0 security
Here are more security considerations that apply when using Web 2.0 applications.
People
What's wrong with a little networking?
The federal government doesn't have a clear social-networking policy.
People
Play it safe on the interactive Web
Testing new features, sanitizing XML and securing development can help reduce risks from Web 2.0.
Acquisition