Digital Government
Agencies may not like Facebook’s new ‘like’ feature
Recent changes to Facebook that have caused controversy on Capitol Hill could also pose new concerns for agencies, according to one expert.
Cybersecurity
TechAmerica wants Congress to move on tax credit, R&D money
The U.S. high-tech industry lost 245,600 jobs in 2009, according to the TechAmerica Foundation.
Digital Government
Study finds a widening gap between best, worst congressional Web sites
The Congressional Management Foundation rated all 620 congressional Web sites on anywhere from 49 to 93 criteria and found what it called a digital divide on the Hill: The most common grades were A and F.
Digital Government
House members seek parity for behavioral health electronic records
Lawmakers offer legislation to help mental health professionals buy health IT systems.
Digital Government
Telework legislation moves closer to passage
A bill that would expand the opportunities for telework across the government has moved a step closer to being passed.
Cybersecurity
Senators look to Amsterdam for airport technology
Computer-based auto-detection technology deployed at Amsterdam’s airport to screen passengers for explosives could be useful in the United States, according to some senators.
Cybersecurity
Civil liberties groups fight biometric IDs
The ACLU and other civil liberties groups oppose two senators' plan that includes a requirement for biometric Social Security cards.
Acquisition
House panel proposes more defense contracting reforms
The IMPROVE Acquisition Act would improve competition, financial management and workforce issues and save $135 billion over the next five years. backers say.
Cybersecurity
Agencies struggle with securing computers, GAO reports
Senators act to get agencies to secure their computer systems against cyberattacks and hackers.
Acquisition
Senators again attempt program parity
Contracting officers would get to choose the small-business program that best suits an agency’s need, instead of giving HUBZone program priority.
People
Lawmaker wants more technology for transparency
A new House bill would require the use of technologies to increase disclosures from lobbyists and lawmakers.
Digital Government
Senators get in on Internet freedom push
A bipartisan group of senators has formed a caucus to thwart Internet censorship outside the United States.
Digital Government
Cyber Command hits speed bump
The Senate Armed Services Committee this month put the brakes on the creation of the U.S. Cyber Command, requesting more information on its relationship with the National Security Agency, reports Bill Gertz at Washington Times.
Digital Government
House passes P2P software reform bill
The House has passed a bill to restrict the use of peer-to-peer software on all federal government computers.
Cybersecurity
Bill revision addresses fear that president could gain emergency power to control Internet
A new draft of cybersecurity legislation in the Senate seeks to boost government collaboration with industry to protect critical information systems from cyber threats.
Modernization
House bill targets Internet censorship
Legislation in the House would require the National Science Foundation to set up a foundation to fund programs to defeat Internet censorship.
Digital Government
Obama administration may give better-paying contractors an advantage
Obama administration officials are considering a policy that would give preference to contractors who pay their employees higher wages, over Republican opposition.
Acquisition
House panel links acquisition reforms to people
After a year of hearings, the chairman of a House panel on Defense Department acquisition reforms says DOD must develop new regulations for hiring and building up a civilian acquisition workforce.
Acquisition
Senate bill takes aim at HUBZone fraud
The bill seeks to ensure that only eligible firms participate in the HUBZone program.
Cybersecurity