People

GAO: U.S., Canada can’t agree on fingerprints, info sharing

DHS and Canadian officials couldn’t agree on how a joint border office in N.Y. would operate, according to a new GAO report.

Ideas

Interior CIO: OMB's New E-Gov Deputy?

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People

DHS' Cohen made questionable picks on research projects, IG says

DHS Inspector General Richard Skinner later finds choices acceptable.

Digital Government

Shortliffe will succeed Detmer at AMIA

University of Arizona professor is named president and CEO of American Medical Informatics Association, effective July 2009.

Digital Government

Pointers: Recommended reading 09-08-08

Find out "Why time management matters," "How to lose your best employees," and more blogging information.

Digital Government

4 lessons for upgraders

Tips for smoothing human services modernization projects.

People

A boost for state aid

States learn to offset the risk of human services modernization projects with flexible tech approaches.

People

Miller: Independent oversight works

Independent oversight keeps projects moving and avoids conflicts of interest.

Acquisition

Editorial: A fresh take on contracting

Does the intelligence community rely too much on contractors?

People

Get a Life!: Transition planning?

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Digital Government

FCW Insider: Search engine heresy

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People

FCW Insider: Absenteeism revisited

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People

Buzz of the Week: Have many feds gone AWOL?

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) has raised a ruckus by lambasting federal agencies for tolerating employee absenteeism.

Cybersecurity

Security holes: Not enough money or not spending wisely?

Agency systems are wide open. Cyber attacks are growing more sophisticated. Is it a problem of not enough money or not spending wisely?

Digital Government

'Getting' Gustav

Playing hurricane's data gives viewers insight

Digital Government

IRS finds unauthorized Web servers connected to its networks

Unknown servers are passed over for security patches, leaving agency networks open to attack, IG reports.

Digital Government

Liberal bloggers find room in St. Paul

Progressive politics organization hosts space for left-leaning writers at GOP convention.

Digital Government

Lawmakers chop up major contracting reform legislation

Provisions are tacked onto broader measures as stand-alone acquisition bills languish in committee.

Digital Government

A-Space set to launch this month

An online collaboration environment for intelligence analysts that has been in development for almost a year will launch later this month, according to intelligence officials.

Ideas

Tattoos for the Tech Crowd

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