People
Web 2.0 panel weighs in on risks
FCW assembles a team of experts to address readers’ concerns.
People
Clarifications sought on data mining
Several experts contended today that clarification is needed regarding the rules and definitions for government data mining.
People
Letter: Internet gateways need more security
A reader suggests a collaborative effort to enhance Internet security among government, contractors and subcontractors.
People
Hawley: Secure Flight set to take off
The Transportation Security Administration's Secure Flight program should be online in some form by January, the agency's administrator said today.
People
House defeats paper ballot funding
Privacy advocates are not happy that the House decided not to fund an effort to provide a paper-based backup system to electronic voting.
People
Buzz of the week: The art of the retirement speech
With so many government employees approaching retirement, we're beginning to hear many agency executives deliver truly inspiring exit speeches to friends, family and future agency leaders.
Digital Government
HIPAA privacy and security violations cost Seattle company $100,000
First-of-its-kind settlement could signal that HHS is taking a tougher stance toward violations.
People
Bill would require more privacy officers
A measure in the House of Representatives would beef up the Homeland Security Department's privacy efforts by requiring a full-time privacy officer in each of the department's components.
People
PHR adoption: How’s it going?
Provider usage is one way to tell whether the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ personal health record systems are successful.
People
Full medical jacket
The military’s personal health record projects — which aim for convenience, lower costs and better health outcomes — are shaking up deeply rooted business processes.
Modernization
Telework’s weak link
Telework programs can provide plenty of perks, but they can also be a breeding ground for security risks.
People
Advocate pushes IRS to confront identity theft
The service plans to flag suspicious accounts and make it easier for victims of identity theft victims to get information about their cases.
People
Smart policies protect agencies
Good training teaches employees to spot, and not take, the bait from phishing scammers.
Modernization
The federal enterprise architecture: Where it fits
The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 called for agencies to adopt an IT architecture to govern the management and acquisition of new IT.
People
SSA lists thousands of live persons as dead
By mistakenly adding more than 20,000 living people to its public Death Master File, the Social Security Administration released their names, Social Security numbers and other personal information, SSA's IG finds.
People
Letter: Clearances: The problem is in the technology managing the process
A reader writes, "In technology, any agency can go only as fast as your oldest technological processing system."
Digital Government
Time to update the Privacy Act?
Lawmakers say they might update the Privacy Act this year or wait until next year to develop comprehensive privacy reform legislation.
Modernization