People

Arizona lawmakers take issue with hybrid driver's licenses

The new license would contain an RFID tag that can be scanned at a distance, raising concerns about privacy and cost.

Digital Government

HHS awards network contract to share medical records

Harris Corp. will borrow components from other federal health systems to build the National Health Information Exchange Gateway so clinicians at four agencies can share medical records with the hopes of improving health care.

Digital Government

Virtual job fair aimed at attracting disabled workers

With the percentage of disabled federal workers dropping, a recruitment agency offers feds a chance to interview workers with disabilities in Second Life.

Digital Government

Number of bogus IRS e-mails spikes

Internet security vendor reports a 3,000 percent increase in the number of phishing attempts to trick taxpayers to give up personal information.

Ideas

Risk, Morality and Ethics

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People

VA has made progress in data security

An agency official says VA has established information security controls and is creating a culture of vigilance.

People

Disaster action plan inspires hope

Framework outlines roles for authorities in responding to large-scale incidents.

People

White House: Don't look on new computers for old e-mail

Bush administration officials say they cannot justify the time and money necessary to make forensic copies of hard drives when they likely don't contain the e-mail messages being sought in ongoing litigation.

People

EPA may have lost data in hasty library closures

Poor planning is seen as the cause of possible losses that librarians now decry.

Modernization

DOD refines architecture strategy

Business transformation office links EA to Global Information Grid strategy

People

Library of Congress tests Web 2.0 photo archive

A pilot project is allowing the public to comment on photographs from older news and wire services.

People

Letter: Upper managers are blocking telework

A reader says Army employees have been waiting for a telework policy for far too long.

People

Letter: OPM is wasting money on automated retirement systems

A reader says the retirement process for government employees is too complicated for an off-the-shelf program.

People

Letter: TSP isn’t meant for day trading

A reader says the Thrift Savings Plan is for long-term retirement savings — and not for people who want to try to game the market.

Digital Government

NIH researcher loses laptop with data on 2,500 patients

Officials apologize for lack of encryption on stolen laptop, but say patients will not be victims of identity theft or financial losses.

Digital Government

Work in Progress: Kids these days

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People

The Lectern: Talking government-vendor partnerships

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Digital Government

FCW Insider: A Barry view of Fed 100

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People

Get a Life!: How are your brackets?

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