People

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.

People

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.

Digital Government

FCW Insider: Do agencies need Web 2.0 guidance?

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Digital Government

The Lectern: My father

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People

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.

People

Paller: FISMA 2008: A better solution

New FISMA proposals target deficiencies.

Acquisition

Petrillo: New rules tighten task orders

Provisions of the 2008 Defense Authorization Act address concerns about task orders issued through umbrella contracts.