Cybersecurity
DOD surges on biometrics
With war supplemental funding assured, military in Iraq seeks enhanced IT tools.
Digital Government
Editor's letter: Record, record on the wall
Many large health care organizations have adopted electronic recordkeeping to maintain information coherence. But are these truly health records?
Modernization
Queuing up printer savings
When government offices take steps to control their document costs, they reap the rewards.
People
McDonough: The need for IGs
Recent attacks on agency inspectors general are misguided during a time of diminished oversight.
People
Welles: E-mail messaging
A marketer gives tips on using e-mail for communicating with the public.
People
Draft approach to data classification moving forward
DHS, DOJ and others are finalizing a less complex, more consistent way to tag information for all agencies.
Cybersecurity
DHS sets its cyber R&D goals
Growing cybersecurity threats prompt DHS to seek quick turnaround on cyber research.
Digital Government
Data explosion strains peer review
NIST steps in with a system for researchers to exchange and validate scientific data.
Cybersecurity
Agencies face SSN scrubdown
OMB says agencies must stop the practice of using SSNs as unique personal identifiers.
People
Life lessons
Virtual 3-D communities such as Second Life present health care educators a chance to experiment with new ways of interacting with the public.
People
Circuit: Helping heal the war-wounded and their families
We talked to the founder of a program that supports wounded troops and their families in innovative ways.
Cybersecurity
Security training effective, survey says
In a survey of federal employees, nearly two-thirds of respondents said their agencies are more secure now than they were a year ago.
People
Doan's attorney: OSC's report off the mark, unfair
No one can erase the stigma that now overshadows the case, Michael Nardotti wrote.
Digital Government
America Online for health care
Will Steve Case's pitch to create an electronic home for personal health information take off?
Modernization