Digital Government

Science.gov is a model database

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People

CSC names president of Americas Outsourcing group

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People

Law lets retirees help process passports

Coming back to work at the State Department won't jeopardize their retirement benefits under the Passport Backlog Reduction Act.

People

Learning could be fun and games at TSA

The agency is looking for a game that would help train 40,000 luggage and cargo screeners.

People

NARA makes films available on Amazon

A nonexclusive agreement enables CustomFlix Labs to offer NARA's Universal Newsreels for sale on Amazon.com for $19.99 each.

People

Amrel increases federal sales staff

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Digital Government

Security article has holes

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People

GAO: Army lacks plans for asset visibility

The congressional agency found the Army has no enterprise architecture or concept of operations for its plan to invest $5 billion in systems to improve the visibility of its assets.

Cybersecurity

DOD mandates data encryption for mobile devices

According to a policy signed July 3 by CIO John Grimes, all unclassified data not approved for public release must be encrypted.

Ideas

Sailors, Remember Your Passwords

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Digital Government

Stand by for (Alliant) news...

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Digital Government

NewsBytes...

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Digital Government

NARA makes films availabe via CustomFlix

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Digital Government

An early look at FCW's Fall CIO Summit

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Ideas

Check Those Batteries

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Ideas

Boston Joins Second Life

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People

Census says Internet option is too risky

Lawmakers and Census officials spar over the benefits of a Web-based survey.

Cybersecurity

GAO recommends changes to FISMA reporting

Auditors suggest to the Office of Management and Budget ways to improve the performance metrics for agency security controls.

People

Goodbye to a mountain of paperwork

The Office of Personnel Management wants to complete its Retirement Systems Modernization project before most baby boomers retire.

People

DIA embraces Web 2.0

Wikis, RSS feeds and mashups are among the favored tools of information sharing.